Juries were reintroduced as a key part of Eurovision voting in 2009, and since then, have remained as 50% of the total vote. Looking back at the contests between 2009 and 2019, it is often the case that the jury winner is the winner overall, and it isn’t uncommon to see a nation achieve top…
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You may remember our original Best of the Bunch series, which aimed to find the best Eurovision entry from each nation from the years 2006 to 2015. From that series, we created the ‘Ultimate Eurovision’ which featured the winners of each of the poll, which you can read here. Over the past year, we aimed…
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Today marked the second day of the second rehearsals for the semi-finalists, starting with Greece through to Austria Who impressed, and who runs the risk of non-qualification? Our guest writer Dennis (ESCdaily) gave his thoughts on the performances of the day! Greece Greece goes pastel colours lilac and yellow and we get to see a…
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It was Jacques Houdek who once said, ‘Dare to dream, make a meal’ – ok yes, that wasn’t quite the lyric, but with this year’s slogan ‘Dare to Dream’ why not make a few adaptations! With this year’s contest quickly approaching, it’s time to start planning your Eurovision parties. With the help of Eurovision Union,…
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Austria have found a new strength at Eurovision since their most recent win with Conchita Wurst, and although we won’t mention the last place finish the year after, overall the nation are faring a bit better than they once had. Last year the nation finished in a very respectable 3rd place, but will they reach…
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The national final season has now passed, and we have all 41 competing entries of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. That means one thing, it’s POLL TIME! Vote in our poll below of who you think should win this year’s Eurovision Song Contest! Vote for one act, or vote for multiple! Make sure to share…
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Earlier in the 2019 national final season, it was announced that PAENDA was internally selected to represent Austria at Eurovision this year. It was also announced that her song would be titled Limits, and now the song has been released. PAENDA explained the meaning behind Limits, saying ‘Being aware of the moments where I needed…
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We have reached that point in the national final season where it seems that the participant list is growing, but yet we don’t seem to have too many songs from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. This is due to the handful of internally selected artists who are yet to release their songs, but as we…
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Austrian broadcaster ORF has now announced that singer PAENDA will represent the nation at Eurovision this year. The artist and song have been chosen internally, which is the method that the broadcaster has used in recent years. Her song ‘Limits’ will be released at a later date. Since the age of 14, PAENDA began to…
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(Originally posted on finelytuned.blog) There’s nothing more infectious than listening to the energetic tones of Nathan Trent, and luckily for us, he has well and truly served up another banger. The Austrian artist has kept busy since his Eurovision performance in 2017, having released a number of singles that each seem to be catchier than…
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