Tag Archives: Eurovision 2022

Should You Get Too Political? Eurovision, the Olympics, and the Apolitical Ideal

In the month following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we saw several organizations hesitate on punishing the country before slowly isolating it from the world. The IOC and the EBU have similar apolitical goals in history, though foiled due to soft power ambitions and war. Can these be compromised in the future?

Eurovision Explained: The Running Order

For over a decade,  Eurovision’s running order for both the Semi-Final One and Semi-Final 2 as well as the Grand Final have been determined by the European Broadcast Union Producers and ultimately approved by the Executive Supervisor and the Chairman of the Reference Group.In January, Eurovision.tv broadcast the Semi-Final Allocation Draw. The Allocation Draw isContinueContinue reading “Eurovision Explained: The Running Order”

IS BRIVIDI THE REVENGE OF SOLDI? Part Two — Sanremo and song #9 at Eurovision

It’s too soft to win, I thought. Little did I know at the time that the fragility I perceived as the achilles heel that evening I’d call the greatest strength of Brividi today.

Eurovision Explained: Who should you be on the lookout for? [Countries to “watch” at #ESC2022]

Where is the cliff notes version of who you need to be checking for. Look no further. Theses are the countries to watch for at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest (so far).

Eurovision 2022: The Songs That Could Have Been [National Selection Season Angst]

At Eurovision 2022 there were some songs that could have been on the stage but they were left in the national selections. Here we are highlighting those entries that could have been on the Eurovision 2022 stage