Australia don’t have a long history at Eurovision, however they do have a successful history at Eurovision, even coming close to the win back in 2016. Since Dami Im’s second place getting performance, Australia has been slowly slipping. Last year marked the least successful appearance for Australia at Eurovision, so it begs the question –…
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Hungary have had a mixed history at the contest with a few stand out achievements among other fairly average results, however since their return to the contest in 2011, Hungary have to be applauded for their consistency to at least qualify to the final. Some of their recent highlights include András Kállay-Saunders who finished in…
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After successfully hosting the contest for the second time, Ukraine are back to reality, and that reality is having to compete for their place in the Grand Final. After a competitive national final, it was decided that Melovin would go to Eurovision with his song Under the Ladder, but can it reach the heights of…
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I have to say, I really didn’t think I’d see Valentina Monetta at Eurovision again, yet here she is, for the fourth time. In 2014, which was her third attempt at that time, she (and San Marino) qualified for the first time in Eurovision history, and we all thought that she would leave on a…
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Serbia as an independent nation set the bar high after winning on debut in 2007, and since then, has had fairly consistent results. Over the last few years, they’ve held either small scale national finals or internal selections, and it’s for the most part at least getting them into the final. This year they went…
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Portugal remains as the nation with the longest participation without a win. In fact, their best result has been 6th place, and that was back in 1996. Their last four entries have failed to make the final, so it’s about time that Portugal pulls one out of the bag. Despite their results, Portugal has always…
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The United Kingdom seems to be cursed when it comes to Eurovision. Within recent years, aside from Jade Ewen in 2009, the UK really haven’t impressed at Eurovision – which is sometimes justified, and sometimes not. I felt like the UK were turning a page when it came to Molly in 2014, and then again…
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Croatia are neither here nor there when it comes to Eurovision, and over the years they haven’t always made a huge impact at the contest. Last year, the nation sent Nina Kraljić, a singer with a beautiful voice and a beautiful song which admittedly should have done better in the final. This year, Croatia went…
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Spain, as one of the Big 5 nations hasn’t had a very successful run over the recent years. I feel the nation has great intentions of bringing something exciting to the table, but just never really hits that mark. This year, a slightly confusing format of national final was used to select the next Spanish…
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Malta is a dominant nation in Eurovision’s sibling, Junior Eurovision, however in Eurovision, haven’t yet reached a winning position. Some of their entries have come close, however the small island nation are still waiting for their first Eurovision win. This year, Claudia Faniello (the sister of Fabrizio from Eurovision 2001 and 2006, just a fun…
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