There’s an audience quickly growing outside the window of the press centre. All along the street, onlookers are beginning to notice that something must be happening inside London’s Outernet — a massive entertainment district, bedecked in the vibrant yellow of the Eurovision 2023 branding. Most of the crowd are here for the London Eurovision Party, queueing around the corner despite …

For many of us, Luke Black’s Serbian entry for Eurovision 2023, ‘Samo mi se Spava,’ is the most relatable song of the season. With lyrics like “I just want to sleep forever, I like it better when I dream,” the song describes a familiar feeling for many of us — the wish to escape reality for as long as possible. …