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I blame Belle and The Devotions (United Kingdom 1984) for first drawing me into the Eurovision bubble. Lover of all things Nordic and Baltic, and the odd Balkan ballad. First Eurovision I attended was the one in Riga in 2003 and Lisbon is #12!

'Don’t live to dance, dance to live'

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The Netherlands Win Eurovision 2019

Joe Sansom May 19, 2019

The grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest ended a few moments ago and we have a winner! 41 entries from across Europe (and beyond!) competed, and following the semifinals, we had our final list of 26 songs competing for the title.…

Eurovision 2019

LIVE: Eurovision 2019 Grand Final – Jury Show

Joe Sansom May 17, 2019

The big night is almost upon us, and tonight sees the first of the two shows which combine to give us our result determining the winner of Eurovision 2019. The semi finals are over, and we barely have time to reflect on the outcomes…

Eurovision 2019

LIVE from Tel Aviv: Semi Final 2 Dress Rehearsal

Joe Sansom May 15, 2019

We have barely recovered from last night's first semi-final, where we discovered the first 10 qualifiers for the Grand Final. But we are here in the Press Centre at Expo Tel Aviv once again ready to review the dress rehearsal for the…

Eurovision 2019

LIVE: Jury Show – Semi Final 1

Joe Sansom May 13, 2019

Welcome to the Press Centre at Expo Tel Aviv as we finally reach the important stages of this year's Eurovision Song Contest. Tonight sees the first scores cast in this year's competition, with the jurors from each country voting in…

Eurovision 2019

Live from Tel Aviv – Day 7 Rehearsals

Joe Sansom May 11, 2019

Good morning once again from the Press Centre here in Tel Aviv. Today we will see the second rehearsals of all of the remaining acts from the second semi-final. As reported earlier, Estonia also have their additional rehearsal to film…

Eurovision 2019

Live From Tel Aviv – Day 4 Rehearsals

Joe Sansom May 7, 2019

Good morning again from Tel Aviv. Four days in and we are getting fully settled into the Eurovision Bubble! Once again we have a packed schedule of rehearsals, with the second half of the second semi final taking to the stage for the…

Eurovision 2019

Live in Tel Aviv: Day 1 Rehearsals

Joe Sansom May 4, 2019

After several months of planning and national finals, the Eurovision Season here in Tel Aviv kicks off today for real. Today will see the first rehearsals of all the countries performing in the first half of Semi Final 1. Follow us…

Eurovision 2019

The public review ‘Chameleon’ by Michela Pace

Joe Sansom Apr 26, 2019

Our public review series has reached Malta, and our panel are now providing their thoughts on Michela Pace's entry 'Chameleon'. Michela won the prize of representing Malta at Eurovision 2019 as the victor of X-Factor Malta earlier this…

Eurovision 2019

Carousel perform ‘Little Monster’ for children’s charity

Joe Sansom Apr 24, 2019

Latvia's 2019 Eurovision representatives, Carousel, have hinted at new music in our recent interviews, and we have now had a first taste of what to expect from their forthcoming debut album. The band, fronted by Sabīne Žuga on vocals…

Eurovision 2019

The public review ‘Hatrið Mun Sigra’ by Hatari

Joe Sansom Apr 6, 2019

Our series of public reviews continues with Iceland. The Icelandic national final 'Songvakeppnin' was won by Hatari with their song Hatrið mun sigra, and the band have been grabbing an awful lot of attention since with their…

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