Eurovision’s Mission: Public Service or Global Spectacle?
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The Eurovision Song Contest began in 1956 as a bold experiment by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) – a collaboration of public...
Dear BBC of Stuff (2023 Edition)…
Dear BBC of Stuff,
We at OnEurope often write to you at round about this time of year to hand out constructive and blindingly obvious...
The Eurovision price of entry: how much nations pay for their...
From Germany's half-million-euro investment to Montenegro's modest contribution, the bill for Europe's glitziest musical showdown reveals a contest of haves and have-nots
Eurovision, Europe's beloved...
This week’s guest publication – what we think about the “short”...
So now the internets has had their say on the seven short listed cities for Eurovision 2023 - but what is the *sensible* take?...
Once Bitten, Twice Shy: The Eurovision Curse
The Eurovision Song Contest, an annual international music competition that has been entertaining audiences since 1956, brings together the most talented performers from across...
A view from the stalls
So whilst I take a week off to recharge and get ready to tell you precisely why your favourite song did badly, as June...
Romania make their decision.
In a move that literally surprised no one - TVR have decided, with their own brand of Romanian counting, NOT to enter the Eurovision Song...
We need to talk about Eurovision staging fatigue
As the smoke machines hiss into action in Basel's St. Jakobshalle Arena, it's hard not to marvel at what the Eurovision Song Contest has...
What’s the difference between a Kazakh and an Aussie?
Kazakh broadcaster Channel 31 has been refused entry to the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest, but Australia’s participation in the Eurovision seems to have come...
Why Your Favourite Song Isn’t Going To Win Eurovision – 2022...
Self-proclaimed Eurovision expert Roy D Hacksaw is back with his annual misanthropic look at exactly why not a single country is going to win...