Sweden is the modern day powerhouse at Eurovision, with a number of strong results under their belt. The nation’s 2020 representatives, The Mamas, had to fight for their ticket to Rotterdam this year by once again competing in the national selection, Melodifestivalen. Unfortunately, they won’t be returning to the contest this year, as newcomer Tusse…
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Slovenia made their Eurovision debut back in 1993, however are yet to win the contest. Their best result thus far is 7th place, but hoping to improve on those results is this year’s returning representative, Ana Soklič who will be singing the song, Amen. Will we see Slovenia reach new heights this year? Anita (Eurovision…
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Lithuania have had a mixed history at Eurovision and are yet to win the contest. Their best result was 6th place back in 2006, but that could have changed in 2020 with their act, The Roop. The group was a hot favourite among fans, thanks to their quirky song and performance style. This year, they…
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Discounting 2020, this year marks the 6th participation of Australia at Eurovision. So far, the nation has qualified to the final in each participation, with their best result in 2016 with Dami Im and her song, Sound of Silence. This year, Montaigne will return to represent Australia after being selected through a national final in…
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The Netherlands clocked up one of the biggest non-qualification streaks at Eurovision, failing to qualify from 2005 until 2013. Despite that, The Netherlands had a refreshed take on Eurovision, which ultimately led them to winning the contest last year with Duncan Laurence and his song, Arcade. It’s not easy to follow a winner, but Jeangu…
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Since Italy’s return to Eurovision in 2011, the nation has proven to be a powerhouse at the contest. They have had considerably more success than their fellow Big 5 members, having finished in the Top 10 a total of 7 times since their return. Hoping to continue that run of success this year was Diodato,…
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Out of the Big 5 countries, France sits somewhere in the middle with their results. They don’t always deliver, but occasionally there will be a mid-table result which is more than some of their other Big 5 nations achieve. After two years of Destination Eurovision, the French broadcaster decided to drop the national final format…
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It’s been a while since the United Kingdom won Eurovision, and quite frankly, it’s been a while since the United Kingdom have achieved respectable results at the contest. Riddled with last place finishes, and almost last place finishes, it was time for the UK to step up and deliver. Hoping to do that this year…
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Spain last won Eurovision back in 1969, so you could say that they are due for a win. In recent history, like a number of the other Big 5 nations, really struggle to get off the bottom of the results table. If we take the last 5 years as an example, their results range from…
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Portugal finally managed to win the Eurovision Song Contest back in 2017 with Salvador Sobral, after a string of fairly average results. This unfortunately has proven to be a ‘one hit wonder’ situation, with their host nation entry finishing in last place, and the following entry failing to qualify to the final. This year, Elisa…
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