Eurovision televote in Focus: Debunking the myths
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Eurovision’s Mission: Public Service or Global Spectacle?
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The Eurovision Song Contest began in 1956 as a bold experiment by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) – a collaboration of public...
Eurovision’s Neutrality Questioned Over Sponsorship
The Eurovision Song Contest, renowned for its celebration of music and unity, has recently navigated complex challenges stemming from geopolitical tensions and sponsorship affiliations....
Cheating in the Eurovision Song Contest: A Historical Analysis
Broadcaster RTVE has requested an audit of the televotes recorded for Spain at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. And so, a familiar cloud drifts...
Eurovision: Those we have lost 2025 Edition
With the grand final for 2025 just a few hours away, it's time for us to remember those who walked on the Eurovision Song...
AI-written songs are here – and Eurovision isn’t ready
From a fake “AI band” in Moldova’s 2025 selection to San Marino’s sanctioned AI entries, and global viral hits like Japan’s YAJU&U, artificial intelligence...
We need to talk about Eurovision staging fatigue
As the smoke machines hiss into action in Basel's St. Jakobshalle Arena, it's hard not to marvel at what the Eurovision Song Contest has...
Why Your Favourite Song Won’t Win Eurovision 2025 – Really, it...
So here we are again, happy as can be… then thirty-seven songs of variable quality come along and spoil our Spring. So we’ve given...
Twenty of ‘the best’ from Eurovision
Obviously, I'm a tone-deaf idiot with little appreciation of a tune, but this won't stop me compiling and sharing my TOP 20 of all-time...
The Eurovision Fan Bubble: Inclusive, Toxic, or Both?
It's less than a month until the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest kicks off in Basel, Switzerland. Across platforms, fans dissect every note, critique every costume,...