Victory and the Russophone bloc in the #eurovision Grand Final
Does said membership disproportionately benefit a 12 member Russophone bloc’s preferred entry? Click through for a lengthy analysis!
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#eurovision 2018 Grand Final Analysis
the 2018 Grand Final result was clear and unremarkable. John Egan takes a look at some of the numbers.
Lisbon 2018 Retrospective: Semi-Final Two #eurovision #allaboard
The first 2018 semi-final offered an embarrassment of riches: there being a sense of disappointment with what would follow on Thursday seemed inevitable. But even with a lowered set of expectations, what was delivered on Thursday felt, with a few… Read moreLisbon 2018 Retrospective: Semi-Final Two #eurovision #allaboard
#eurovision 2017 Rapped: Hip Hop Hooray!
Before this year’s Contest, most fans would probably agree that hip hop is the one genre that has not done nearly as well at the Eurovision when compared to its global popularity. Although 2003 champion Sertab Erener rapped her way… Read more#eurovision 2017 Rapped: Hip Hop Hooray!
The 2017 Semi-Final results: a review
As we await clarification about the dates (hopefully identical to 2017), city (hopefully Lisbon), and venue (hopefully MEO Arena) for 2018, we’ve drilled down a bit into the fortunes of this year’s semi-finalists. There were 18 songs competing in each… Read moreThe 2017 Semi-Final results: a review
Null points 2015
For the first time in the semi-final era we have seen null points in a Grand Final. In fact, for the first time in decades two entries received no points: Ann-Sophie’s Black Smoke for Germany, and The Make Makes I’m Yours, for host country Austria. In this article I take a look at how these (zero) scores came about, some of the unintended consequences of the combined televoting/jury scoring system in play, and crunch the numbers a different way.