The reveal of the semi-final running orders earlier this week lead a to a flurry of qualifier predictions from the Eurofandom. This reminded me of the myriad replies I got to a recent tweet calling out for the worst pre-Contest predictions. I've trawled through all the replies and quote tweets and collated the most popular … Continue reading The (Lack of) Wisdom of Crowds: Predictions Makes Fools of us All
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Yesterday my good friend, tea-towel impresario and fellow Eurovision writer, Ellie Chalkley, laid down the gauntlet on Twitter. Never one to shirk a challenge, let's chat top 5... https://twitter.com/ellie_made/status/1364537691883380746 GERMANY 🇩🇪 The 2010s was a funny old time for Germany at Eurovision. They sent songs that heavily reflected the chart of the time (2018 & … Continue reading When The Contest Gets Messy: The Big 5
By the time this year's Contest rolls around the greatest ever Eurovision interval act, Love Love Peace Peace, will turn five years old. Yes I said what I said, pipe down Riverdance. Here we are still weeks away from the end of this year's season and, even with a reduced number of shows, it seems … Continue reading How to ‘Love Love Peace Peace’ Your Way Through a National Final Season
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