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Albania, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Iceland, Israel, and Lithuania will compete in the first half of the first semi-final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. (Photos courtesy of EBU)

The EuroWhat? #11: First!

April 4, 2018

This week we begin our analysis of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in earnest. First up: the first half of the first semi-final! Which entries are locks for advancing to the Grand Final? Who might get help from the running order?

Finland's Saara Aalto performs "Monsters" during the UMK selection show. (Photo: Miikka Varila)

The EuroWhat? #7: Remember the Diaspora?

March 7, 2018

It's another whirlwind trip around Europe as we hopscotch through another set of Eurovision selections. We have outlaws, humans, monsters, and wannabe heroes in the mix, but will it be opera that takes the top prize in Lisbon?

Jacques Houdek will represent Croatia at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, Ukraine (Photo: Damian Fiket)

Eurovision 2017 YouTube Second Rehearsals: Semi-Final 2

May 7, 2017

Croatia may be playing spoiler in the second semi-final, making this year’s Eurovision Song Contest that much more unpredictable.

O'G3NE (The Netherlands) rehearses on the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 stage in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo: Andres Putting / Eurovision)

Eurovision 2017 YouTube First Rehearsals: Semi-Final 2

May 4, 2017

There is a clear YouTube front-runner after the first round of Eurovision semi-final rehearsals.

Koit Toome & Laura will represent Estonia at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, Ukraine (Photo: Kalle Veesaar / Moonwalk)

Eurovision 2017 Entry: Estonia — Koit Toome & Laura — Verona

April 7, 2017

Can Estonia avoid the tragedy of absolute last place with “Verona”?

Koit Toome and Laura will represent Estonia at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest (Screen: ERR)

Eurovision 2017 YouTube Week #4: Running Order and New Videos

April 6, 2017

Will new videos boost viewership numbers for some of the underperforming countries on the Eurovision YouTube channel?

Valentina Monetta and Jimmie Wilson will represent San Marino at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest (Photo: Valentina Monetta)

Eurovision 2017 YouTube Week 3: San Marino is Beating Sweden?!

March 30, 2017

The big question coming out of this week’s Eurovision YouTube views: could San Marino be on its way to the Grand Final again?

Jana Burceska will represent FYR Macedonia at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest (Photo: Erina Bogoeva)

Eurovision 2017 YouTube Week 2: Favorites Emerging

March 23, 2017

Now that we have week-to-week data and all 43 songs available, which Eurovision entries are the movers and shakers and possible favorites in Kyiv?

Estonia brings Koit Toome and Laura’s “Verona” to Kyiv

March 13, 2017

Koit Toome and Laura’s “Verona” is a real Eurovision throwback for Estonia, but is that a good thing?

Jamie-Lee Kriewitz represented Germany in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. (Photo: NDR)

This Week in Eurovision: Switzerland, Italy, and Germany Choose

February 5, 2017

It’s the first full week of February, which means that Eurovision Selection Season is full speed ahead. Here’s what’s happening the week of February 5, 2017.