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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
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
What is happening in Ukraine is horrible–and the West needs to do more. Thinking this will stop at Ukraine is naive, at best. Barring Russia from the Eurovision Song Contest in 2022 was an obviously appropriate tack to take. It’s… Read moreSlava Ukraini: Ukraine beyond the numbers
There is a lot of 2021 data sitting on our server. So much data. In addition to the scores allocated to entries, we have added a range of categorical variables to see if we can find anything predictive in the… Read moreThe Curious Case of Malta in the 2021 #Eurovision
We ran several predictive articles as of late. It is time to keep ourselves honest. *sadtrombone* The top 5 from each of the juries and televotes are guaranteed finalists Our cheap-and-cheerful method to predict qualifiers from the semi-finals to guess… Read moreChecking back on 2021 predictions and prognostications
Mere moments ago the EBU released this year’s running order: 🇨🇾 Cyprus / Elena Tsagrinou – El Diablo 🇦🇱 Albania / Anxhela Peristeri – Karma 🇮🇱 Israel / Eden Alene – Set Me Free 🇧🇪 Belgium / Hooverphonic – The Wrong Place 🇷🇺 Russia / Manizha – Russian Woman 🇲🇹 Malta / Destiny – Je Me Casse 🇵🇹 Portugal /… Read more2021 #Eurovision Running Order Analysis
Today the 2020 Eurovision season kicked up a notch. There was the “insignia exchange ceremony” from the Tel Aviv organizers to those from Rotterdam (which is mildly interesting) and the allocation draws for the semi-finals (which is very interesting). I… Read moreThe 2020 #Eurovision semi-final allocation draw