A data-driven perspective on the world's favourite song contest
Almost only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades, and contact tracing. Such is life—and such is how scores are calculated in the Eurovision Song Contest. We know that televoters and a national jury can only award points to the top 10… Read moreFrom D’oh to Bupkis: the near misses and heartbreaks from the 2022 Grand Final
We did a series of articles on three of the well regarded entries. It’s time to see how we did. Let’s jump right in! Italy What we said: If Brividi is in the top 5 after the jury vote, they… Read morePathways to victory 2022 review
If the main story from Semi-Final One was (largely) about Kalush Orchestra, Semi-Final Two was (largely) about Cornelia Jakobs. Oh, and the drama. And drama there was! Let’s take a look. Sweden Is their wont, yet again in 202 Sweden… Read more2022 Eurovision Semi-Final Two analysis
Although in many ways the story of our first semi-final in Turin was Stefania, there were other stories to be found from sifting through the data. And sift we have done! Ukraine Just as they did in their Grand Final… Read more2022 Eurovision Semi-Final One analysis
Unprecedented Kalush Orchestra’s massive 631 points total score is not a record in-and-of-itself. However, Stefania has set several records: Highest ever televote score: 439 points Highest ever average televote score: 11.25 (nearly 12 points) Highest ever percentage of maximum televote… Read moreStefania’s Triumph
Mere moments about the EBU released the Grand Final draw performance order: Czech Republic: We Are Domi – Lights Off Romania: WRS – Llámame Portugal: MARO – Saudade, Saudade Finland: The Rasmus – Jezebel Switzerland: Marius Bear – Boys Do… Read moreDrill down: 2022 Grand Final Performance order
This year’s Vidbir, the Ukrainian national selection, was won by Kalush Orchestra with Stefania. Eventually: Or, rather, Kalush Orchestra was given the opportunity to represent Ukraine after the original victor in their national final withdrew: once again, the issue of… Read morePathways to #Eurovision victory 2022: Ukraine
This year’s Melodifestivalen was won by Cornelia Jakobs with Hold Me Closer: After a relatively weak performance in 2021—where Tusse’s Voices finished 14th in the Grand Final—many fans wondered if SVT’s formula for persistently high ranking entries was losing its… Read morePathways to #Eurovision victory 2022: Sweden
This year’s Sanremo Festival was won by Mahmood and BLANCO with Brividi: Since February, Brividi has topped the Italian and Swiss charts and appeared in the top ten of Israel, Lithuania, and San Marino. Not many Eurovision entries chart elsewhere… Read morePathways to #Eurovision victory 2022: Italy
In 2015 Sweden earned their sixth Eurovision title, two years after winning their fifth. Around that time Christer Björkman having said tying Ireland’s seven victories was a goal, claiming that have the most recent victory would mean Sweden leads Ireland…. Read moreSweden, the #Eurovision, and the Popular Vote