Demand has massively outstripped supply for everything associated with Liverpool’s hosting of Eurovision. There are many reasons for this year but one will continue beyond 2023. Eurovision has never been more cool.
In our final episode of Juke Box Jury, Matthew Ker and Ross Middleton join Ewan Spence to review the Eurovision songs from Germany, Azerbaijan, San Marino, Austria, and Portugal.
Liverpool has seen many songs associated with the city, and Eurovision brings 37 more. But there is only one that truly represented Liverpool. Fin Ross Russell explains the importance of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ and how, through triumph and tragedy, it became Liverpool’s song.
As the artists go through their final rehearsals before performing their Eurovision numbers to the public from the Liverpool Stage, Harriet Robinson asks how we individually rank our favourites and why the jurors and viewing audience have to take a different approach.
As Peter Urban prepare for his 25th and final Eurovision commentary, Ewan Spence sits down to talk about his love of music, interviewing musical legends, and receiving diplomatic letters from Kazakhstan. There’s the small matter of his favourite Eurovision moments and what the Song Contest means to him.
This year’s contest is not the only time that Liverpool and Eurovision have become closely connected. Gordon Roxburgh goes into the archive to find Liverpool’s musical contributions to the Song Contest.
