With such a successful format, it comes as no surprise that across the world, and even still within Europe, certain groups have tried to recreate the success using the same, or similar format that Eurovision uses. Some have lasted the test of time, and others haven’t reached the heights of Eurovision. Here are some spinoffs…
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Winning Nations Who has the most amount of wins at Eurovision? Ireland currently holds the record of the most amount of wins, after winning seven contests. Ireland dominated during the 1990’s, after winning four contests in only five years – 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1996. Coming a close second is Sweden, with a total of…
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Big 5 The Big 5 refers to the countries who automatically qualify to the final, that is, do not have to compete in the semi-finals. The Big 5 was originally the Big 4, when this change came into place back in 2000. The Big 4 consisted of France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. In…
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Have you ever wondered how a country picks their artist and song? Today, we’re hoping to answer all your questions! It all starts when September hits. From September 1st of the previous year to when the contest will be held is when songs can be selected. For example, for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest, songs…
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The broadcasting of Eurovision is a task taken on by a representative national broadcaster from each participating nation. The broadcaster must play the entire show, including all the songs, the recaps, the voting and the reprise. The only times broadcasters may cut out to advertising breaks is during interval acts. From 1999 onwards, there was…
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Introduction Over the long history of Eurovision, the voting systems have changed numerous times. Between the first contest in 1956 and 1997, the votes were decided by small, demographically balanced juries who would rank the entries to decide on a winner. In 1998, it became possible for the general public to vote via telephone. If…
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The rules of Eurovision are dynamic – they constantly change as technology changes, and as ideas of how to best showcase Eurovision change. There are many rules to ensure that the contest is fair and runs smoothly, and although rules constantly change, there are many which remain throughout the years. Music One nation can only…
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Attention one, attention all. It’s Eurovision week. This is not a drill. With the first semi-final only hours away, I thought I’d compile all the information in one handy place. So if you’re unsure how to vote, when the show is on, and how to watch it, keep reading! How to watch Eurovision 2015 Watch…
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The logo, slogans and themes of Eurovision play a big role in the promotion and consistency of brand across the continent and beyond. The generic logo was first introduced in 2004 and looked like this: The generic logo was updated in 2014, so now it looks like this: With each host country, the heart as…
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Each year, one country gets the opportunity to host the Eurovision song contest, but how do we know which country gets to host? Well, after the first two contests, it was decided that the winning country would host the contest the year after. In all but five cases, the winning country has accepted the opportunity…
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