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The final scoreboard of the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest. The Netherlands, Spain, France, and the United Kingdom tied at the end of the evening with 18 points each.

#64: Win Win Win Win

October 22, 2019

We jump back 50 years to that time Eurovision had a four-way tie for first place... and no way to break it.

Israel, Russia, Armenia, and Iceland have all raised the question: do flags run counter to Eurovision not being a political contest? (Screens: EBU)

#63: Flags on the Play

October 8, 2019

Who knew that flags—symbols of national identity—could have political implications at the Eurovision Song Contest? Drink!

#62: Morocco 1980

September 24, 2019

Remember that time Morocco competed at the Eurovision Song Contest? We don't since neither of us existed at the time. Let's learn about it together!

#61: It’s Rotterdam! Ahoy!

September 10, 2019

Happy Eurovision New Year! We're talking about Eurovision 2020's host country the Netherlands and the host city of Rotterdam.

The 24th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest was held in Jerusalem on March 31, 1979. (Photo: Eurovision.tv)

#60: Hallelujah

August 27, 2019

With Tel Aviv about to pass the Eurovision hosting baton to Rotterdam or Maastricht, we watch the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest to see what has changed in the last 40 years.

#57: The Big 5 Gut Rehab (Spain and Germany)

July 16, 2019

Our July renovations continue as we wander the Eurovision wilderness with Big 5 countries Spain and Germany.

Australia, Switzerland, Spain, Malta, Iceland, and Netherlands are all contenders for winning the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest (Photos: Eurovision.tv)

#52: Eurovision 2019 Grand Final Preview

May 17, 2019

This is it. The Eurovision 2019 Semi-Finals are done and we know what 26 countries will compete in Saturday's Grand Final. We add our own wild speculation to the mix.

Spain, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, and Israel automatically qualify for the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final, to be held in Tel Aviv on Saturday, May 18. (Photos: Eurovision.tv)

#50: The Mountaintop

May 7, 2019

Dave Steeves joins us to discuss the Eurovision auto-qualifiers as we ask the eternal question "Could Spain, France, Germany, Italy, the UK, and the host country advance if they had to compete?"