We make an attempt to pick up the pieces after one country’s national final still leaves us no entry and preview some upcoming finals in Iceland, Portugal, Norway, Moldova and Serbia (also Georgia, but they’ve given us no songs, boo). We also have our weekly news roundup and answer some listener’s questions.
Continue reading ESC Pulse Podcast: National Finals 2019 – Episode #5
Olá! This is it, it’s the big finale. The final jury rehearsal is done, half of the final scores are now decided. So now, it is time for the team to sit down and lay down their cards for what they think the final outcome will be…
Continue reading ESC Pulse Article: Eurovision 2018 Final Predictions
Olá! It’s that time of year again. The second 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.
John was in the arena for the jury rehearsal, and Kylie is making her 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…
Continue reading ESC Pulse Article: Eurovision 2018 Semi 2 Predictions
The third of five shows reviewing the songs competing in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. This week, we have Ciaran Urry-Tuttiett of The Eurovision Showcase joining us as our third special guest judge as we look at the songs in the first half of Semi-final 2.
Continue reading ESC Pulse Podcast: ESC 2018 Review – Semi 2 (part 1)
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.
Continue reading ESC Pulse Podcast: National Finals 2018 – Episode #5
The team discuss the chosen songs in Belarus and Montenegro, and are faced with this year’s big SUPER SATURDAY with finals in… *inhales* Serbia, Germany, Armenia, Hungary, Latvia, Ukraine, Slovenia, Moldova and Romania.
There’s also the usual weekly news update, the ESC Prediction Head-To-Head, and we answer listeners’ questions.
Continue reading ESC Pulse Podcast: National Finals 2018 – Episode #4
Здравствуйте! This is it, it’s the big finale. The final jury rehearsal is done, half of the final scores are now decided. So now, it is time for the team to sit down and lay down their cards for what they think the final outcome will be…
Continue reading ESC Pulse Article: Eurovision 2017 Final Predictions
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…
Continue reading ESC Pulse Article: Eurovision 2017 Semi 1 Predictions
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.
Continue reading ESC Pulse Podcast: ESC 2017 Review – Semi 1 (part 2)
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