Drama, drama and even more DRAMAA than Eini can throw at us this week as we look at some rather unpopular national final results and preview some upcoming finals in Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia and Romania (also Croatia, but they’re giving us no songs, boo). We also have our weekly news roundup and answer some listener’s questions.
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There’s a brand new national final in town and something stirring in the waters in Iceland. We also have our weekly news roundup and answer some listener’s questions.
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Olá! It’s that time of year again. The first jury rehearsal has been done and dusted, and now it’s time to bite the bullet and try and deduct who’s going to be getting a flight home tomorrow.
Neither of the team saw the TV feed and are making their predictions based on rehearsal footage and word from reliable sources on the ground. Will that affect their accuracy in picking our ten qualifiers? Let’s find out…
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The first of five shows reviewing the songs competing in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. This week, we have Ann Squires of ESC Armchair joining us as our first special guest judge as we look at the songs in the first half of Semi-final 1.
We also take time to pay tribute to both Katie Boyle and Lys Assia after their recent passing.
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The team mull over some rather surprising results from the past weekend, and also preview our last set of national finals in Sweden, Norway and Lithuania.
There’s also the usual weekly news update, our ESC Prediction Head-to-head update, and we answer listeners’ questions.
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The team discuss the outcome of our first big SUPER SATURDAY, as well as a new Eurovision meme, and preview finals in Estonia, Iceland, San Marino(!), Finland and Portugal.
There’s also the usual weekly news update, and we squeeze in a few listeners’ questions.
Simon’s full EMA rant can be found here.
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Здравствуйте! It’s that time of year again. The first jury rehearsal has been done and dusted, and now it’s time to bite the bullet and try and deduct who’s going to be getting a flight home tomorrow.
Kylie was in the press centre watching the show through the TV screens, while John was in the arena watching the show live. Will that cause a difference in opinion? Let’s find out…
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We’ve finally landed in Kyiv! Here’s the run down of Semi 1’s second half. Continue reading “ESC Pulse Video: The Eurovision 2017 Diaries – 1st May”
The second of five shows reviewing the songs competing in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest. This week, we have Ciaran Tuttiett of The Eurovision Showcase joining us as our second special guest judge as we look at the songs in the second half of Semi-final 1.
We also briefly discuss the winners and losers of the running order, and reveal the top ten entries of the semi-final according to our scores.
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After a week-long absence, the team are back alongside special guest Elliot from The Euro Trip to discuss the final two weeks of the national final season, and take a look back at some of the best national final songs that will not be in Kyiv this year.
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