What happens when passions are high, the smell of competition is in the air, yet your Contest is ignored by everyone for something more worthy? Take two of Elaine Dove’s passions, Darts and Eurovision (Surprisingly, they do have a lot in common),the former could teach the latter a few tricks in getting the UK public back on board and supporting their country in Europe’s Favourite TV Show.
This weeks news, with Slovakia changing their mind (again), Sweden changing the Melodifestivalen voting rules, Ireland potentially change just the first name, and Turkey definitely not changing their mind. With music from Yuksek Sadakat.
Where do you go for your Eurovision fix online? Our “Nine ways to enjoy the Song Contest” only touched on a handful of websites – now it’s time to take a seriously in-depth look at the fabric of Eurovision online. Because in-depth is what we do at ESC Insight, and sharing the love of the Song Contest is why we’re here…
Sweden 1999, Luxemburg 1961, Ireland 1970 and Denmark 2000 are in Heat 4 of Ultimate Juke Box Jury. With Ben Morris and Donald McNaughton on the judicial bench, and hosted by Ewan Spence.
Trivia time, what do Celine Dion, Katrina Leskanich, Dave Benton, Corrine Hermes and Vicky Leandros all have in common? Apart from winning the Eurovision Song Contest? They all won the contest for a country that wasn’t their own. But is bringing in a “ringer” a route to Eurovision success?
We all know the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest is going to be held in Düsseldorf. It’s an interesting choice, and many fans are still wondering why we’re not going to Berlin. As it turns out, there wasn’t that much choice in the matter. From the moment Lena finished the reprise of Satellite, the decision on the host city was already obvious.
