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Darude (box) and Sebastian Rejman will perform "Look Away" for Finland at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, Israel (Photo: YLE)

#41: Loose Ends

March 5, 2019

The loose ends of Eurovision national final season started wrapping up this past weekend, with seven songs selected, one country confirming withdrawal, and tickets... well...

Jamala has some pointed questions (with literal pointing!) for MARUV at Ukraine's Vidbir final. (Screen: UA:PBC)

#40: YIKES

February 26, 2019

Eurovision ticket prices? Yikes. Lithuania Marathon finale shenanigans? Yikes. Ukraine's Vidbir Inquisition? YIKES. It's been a week, y'all.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 Semi-Final Allocation of competing countries (Screen: EBU)

#36: Logistics!

January 29, 2019

We have Eurovision semi-final logistics! Hosting logistics! France and Czech Republic selection logistics! It's the most wonderful time of year!

As we get ready for 2019, we take one last look at music from 2018.

#32: Spotify Wrapping Up 2018

December 19, 2018

As we wrap up 2018, we get ready for Albania's Eurovision selection process, check in with Spain, and see how Spotify puts us on blast.

Voting makes Eurovision both exciting and confusing, with lots of numbers everywhere.

#29: Start Voting Now

November 7, 2018

How does the voting process work at Eurovision? If you think it's confusing now, the history of voting at the Contest has many surprises.

Orchestras were once a required component of a Eurovision Song Contest entry

#27: Orchestras, Synthesizers, and Lulu

October 10, 2018

Orchestras used to be a requirement at Eurovision. In this episode, we take a look at the evolution of live music at the competition.

Father Ted took on the challenge of Eurovision songwriting and the results were mixed (Source: Channel 4)

#23 That’s How You AI a Song

August 15, 2018

We gave a computer more than 300 Eurovision Song Contest entries from the last decade and this is what it gave us.

DQ represented Denmark in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest with the entry "Drama Queen" (Photo: By Indrek Galetin)

The EuroWhat? #19: Eurovision Drag Race

June 6, 2018

Happy pride! The Eurovision off season can be a drag, so let's talk about drag at Eurovision!

Georgia, Poland, Malta, Hungary, Latvia, Sweden, Montenegro, Slovenia, and Ukraine will compete in the second half of the second semi-final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. (Photos courtesy of EBU)

Eurovision 2018 Second Semi-Final Predictions

May 10, 2018

The second semi-final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest takes place Thursday, May 10 in Lisbon, Portugal. Will we go 10-for-10 in our guesses for who will qualify? Or will there be just as many surprises as Tuesday's show?

Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Israel, Moldova, Norway, Ukraine, Australia, and Sweden are expected to do well in the semi-final rounds in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. (Photos courtesy of EBU)

The EuroWhat? #16: Semi-Final Preview

May 7, 2018

It's showtime! 37 countries will be competing in the Eurovision semi-final rounds Tuesday and Thursday. We share our thoughts on the rehearsals as well as suggestions for how to make your Eurovision party on Saturday a fun experience for everyone.