The JOYEurovision Discs: Hikaru Freeman
Roles were reversed for JOYEurovision Discs when Hikaru “Hikki” Freeman became the guest rather than one of the inquisitors. JOYEurovision co-conspirator Andy “AJ” Bell gently probed and prodded as Hikki […]
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Eurovision History Chat: United Kingdom
The UK began its Eurovision journey in 1957 with the operatic All, performed by Patricia Bredin. Since then there have been singing little birdies, puppets on a string, kisses, indecisive […]
Musings – Legacy under strange circumstances
“Dansevise” sung by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann won the Eurovision in 1963 under controversial circumstances. There were “technical” issues in calling up the Norwegian jury as the Danes & Swiss […]
Eurovision History Chat: Ukraine
Ukraine started out almost innocently at Eurovision in 2003 with a circus themed performance and an interestingly voiced singer. It was song so by-the-numbers Eurovision that it seemed destined to […]
The JOYEurovision Discs: Andrew Bell
Stepping out from his co-presenter role, JOYEurovision’s own Andrew “AJ” Bell is the guest on this edition of JOYEurovision Discs. AJ’s selection tells the story of what Eurovision means to […]
Coming Soon: Online and On Air
Something interesting is about to happen: JOYEurovision is about to go from being online only to on air at our parent: JOY94.9. EuroSongCountdown will be part of the new Autumn […]
Special Report on Controversial Entries: Part Two
Is comedy controversial when it comes to Eurovision? Many of these songs certainly garnered attention, even though in many of these cases it was not reflected on the scoreboard. There’s […]
San Marino (Re) Presents
Let’s call this a “refreshing” of the lyrics which now don’t mention any particular social network by name. The Sanmarinese version of La Coco-danse? Related articles Uh, Oh, Oh San Marino […]
ESC History Chat: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Some countries come to Eurovision with dreams of winning in the contest and showing their country off to a massive global audience. The Bosnian story at Eurovision is somewhat different. […]
Special Report: Controversial Entries (Part One)
Eurovision may have a reputation as being the height of inoffensiveness, but there’s actually more depth and profundity in its past than one might think. In this two part report, […]
