It’s the Eurovision Staring Contest! Terry Vision takes on Eva Boto (Slovenia 2012), and after that, some questions about that dress.
We’re onto the second wave of rehearsals here in the Crystal Arena, as every country gets one more block of time on the stage before the dress rehearsals start in earnest on Monday. What’s changed, what’s improvised, and what really isn’t? Ewan Spence and Samantha Ross from ESC Insight, and special guests Emma Backfish and Alec Parkin from EscXtra, talk it over.
Time to round up the stories that have caught our eye in the last twenty four hours of The Eurovision Song Contest. From power and odds, to charts and rehearsals, this is the snack sized view of Baku.
Sam heads over to the hotel to catch up with Greta Salmoe and Jonsi in our featured interview, while she’s got the unenviable task of tying to control Terry Vision during the interview with Sweden’s Loreen.
The delightfully happy Tooji is next on Terry Vision’s interview list. And while Terry might have planned the interview, Tooji has other ideas.
Whilst it may be difficuly for the average European to understand, but for the increasing number of fans in Australia, Eurovision spoilers can ruin a whole year of anticipation for the yearly result. Paul Bostock explores the issues surrounding Eurovision coverage and the art of embracing the media focus on Europes’ biggest song contest.














