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I’ve watched Eurovision for the first time as 1997 to watch the UK win, the one night in our house we could stay up past our bedtimes! In 2013 I got a distinction in my MA in Popular Music Studies with my thesis entitled Performing the Nation, Writing Its Song: An Ethnography of Performer and Songwriter Identity in the Eurovision Song Contest for which I interviewed some of my favourite Eurovision acts! My favourite Eurovision Winner is "Euphoria" and my favourite Eurovision songs of all time include "Lane Moje", "Jan Jan" and "Todas as Ruas do Amor".

"We are here, we're all alone in our own Universe, We are free, where everything's allowed and love comes first"

Armenia

LIVE: Depi Evratesil 2020

Sam Murray Feb 15, 2020

Good evening, and welcome to our live blog of Armenia's Depi Evratesil 2020! In tonight's show a total of 12 acts are going to compete to win the contest, and go on to represent Armenia at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. …

Junior Eurovision

The ESCBubble Team Predict the Junior Eurovision Winner

Sam Murray Nov 24, 2018

The votes are in and have been counted and verified and our ESC writers and editors have decided that France’s Angélina is our favourite JESC entry and the one that we wish to see win in Minsk with her song ‘Jamais Sans Toi’. The team…

Countries

Ari Ólafsson to represent Iceland with Our Choice

Sam Murray Mar 4, 2018

Söngvakeppnin 2018 has just finished and we can reveal that Ari Ólafsson will be representing Iceland in Lisbon with the ballad Our Choice. The song was not a favourite coming into the final but Ari's message of hope and a choice to make…

Eurovision 2018

Live: Final of Söngvakeppnin 2018

Sam Murray Mar 3, 2018

Welcome to our live blog as Iceland select their song for Lisbon in tonight's Söngvakeppnin final. Six acts have been fought their way into the final for a chance to win a cool 3 Million ISK alongside their appearance in ESC. The winning…