Aftermath 2019: Australia returns to the Top 10

After Australia’s first result out of the Top 10 in 2018, the nation has returned to form with Kate Miller-Heidke and her divisive entry, Zero Gravity. The entry confidently topped the semi-final voting, however finished in 9th place in the final. Australia continues their successful run at Eurovision with an entry unlike its predecessors. The…

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Aftermath 2019: Hatari helps break Iceland’s longest Non-Qualification Streak

Iceland’s longest non-qualification streak is now over, with their most radical entry proving to be a massive hit with the public. Representatives Hatari not only helped to break the non-qualification streak, but also gave Iceland a Top 10 finish which Iceland hadn’t achieved since 2009. The group finished in 10th place overall, with 232 points.…

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Eurovision: Australia Decides information and Rehearsal Reviews!

The jury final of the Australian national selection has now taken place, with all 10 competing artists taking to the stage to perform their entries in front of a live audience. Although not the televised show, the jury final is just as important as the voting received from the jury final is worth 50% of…

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An Australian Reviews the Eurovision Australia Decides Entries!

We are very quickly approaching the first ever Eurovision national final for Australia, and with the first jury show happening tomorrow (Friday 8th), I thought I’d throw my personal opinions in the mix. Well, personal opinions mixed with a bit of Eurovision Union objectivity – although difficult since this selection is literally close to home.…

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Top 10 Musical Moments from Melodifestivalen’s Last 10 Years (featuring Eurovision by Jaz!)

In the lead up to 2019 edition of Melodifestivalen, fellow Eurovision connoisseur Jaz (Eurovision by Jaz) and I have joined forces to share some of our favourite Melodifestivalen moments from the last 10 years. Having known Jaz through the power of social media for a while now, I know that Melodifestivalen is the peak of…

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I Entered a Fan Contest and *ALMOST* Came Last!

Can you believe that I’ve been a part of the Eurovision community for over 10 years, and yet have never entered a fan contest? It’s almost inexcusable, but recently I redeemed myself by deciding to finally dive right into one of the community’s favourite off-season activities – and this is how it went. What is…

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Eurovision 2018: The Successes and Failures of the Big 5

It has been less than a month since Eurovision ended, and as much as I have been distracting myself from Post Eurovision Depression with a binge rewatch session of previous editions, it’s time to focus back on the latest edition of Eurovision to face the music – quite literally. This year we saw a lot…

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The Aftermath: What does Israel’s win mean for the image of Eurovision?

It has been less than a month since Israel topped the table and took out their fourth Eurovision win, yet in this short amount of time, this year’s winner Netta and Israel’s win as a whole has definitely caused a stir both in the Eurovision bubble and beyond. Picked as the bookmakers favourite immediately after…

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Feature: What Can We Expect From Eurovision 2018?

We are only days away from this year’s competition kicking off here in Lisbon, which means only days until we will know who join the history books and be the contest’s next winner. Over the last week, we’ve seen all the nations complete either their first, or both their first and second rehearsals, and this…

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Feature: The Successes of Eurovision 2017

It’s been a week since Eurovision 2017 concluded, and like many other Eurovision fans, we’re down in the dumps with PED: Post Eurovision Depression. We’re pushing through the PED with an in-depth analysis of the contest, starting today with our thoughts on what worked this year. The Opening and Interval Acts Over the years, we’ve…

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