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I can still clearly remember in 2012 when I first heard a short clip of Euphoria. At that point, they might as well have cancelled the show in Baku. I already knew who the winner would be. The next year we were a dead cert to be going to Norway. Alas, Euphoria, by Silya Nymoen, failed to get...

It's back! After a successful first run, it's time for the second season of Eurovision Champions' League. The aim of this game is to determine which country has performed best overall at Eurovision since 2004. To enter, a country must have submitted a song every year from 2004 to 2012 and at...

Anyone else seen this? Last night was the fifth annual West End Eurovision. A contest where the casts of a whole bunch of West End musicals come together and each do a cover of a Eurovision classic. Then there's a vote for the winner. This year Sweeney Todd were victorious, singing the ESC entry...

I thought this might be a good idea for a game. The aim is to determine which country has performed the best at Eurovision since 2003 (admittedly in a very unscientific way). The idea is that the 10 most successful ever-present nations from 2003 to 2011 (as chosen below) face each other in a...

And did this affect your country's votes? The Eurovision commentator's have a lot of power and I'm curious to see how much they are able to influence votes. I don't think they intentionally try to affect the voting, but it can make a big difference to a viewer's perception of an artist if...

We've now had the last of the national finals. This was the first ESC where I've watched other countries' preselections. I haven't seen every entry, because I'm still clinging to the idea of saving something for May 14th. From what I've seen, the national final watching experience has been one...

There's more than one way to skin the Eurovision cat. Eurovision wouldn't be the same without the comedy entries and I sometimes think they get a bad press on this forum. So which comedy entry made you smile? I've mentioned before my love for Teapacks' Push The Button (Israel 2007). It had...