Special Report – 1963 and all that
It is almost half a century ago, but the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest remains a high water mark in the history of the event. It is right up there with […]
Tag Archives: Eurovision History
Musings – After the deluge
And then there was silence. Well, it is quieter at least. From the turn of the year news of the contenders for ESC 2012 came in something of a musical downpour […]
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. […]
Musings – the land of might have been
Posted by Andrew Bell Now is the winter of our national selections Made glorious summer by this son of Humperdinck; And all the babushkas that low’r’d upon our venue (built or […]
Special Report: The Netherlands
You could call it much ado about a headdress. 21 year old Joan Franka’s You & Me certainly caused a stir when she performed it last month, notably due to […]
Musings – the show’s the thing
Adapted from a 2010 blogpost by Andy Bell at “The Full Catastrophe”. The ways the Eurovision Song Contest has been staged over the years tell us much more than who […]
Musings – Strike up the band ?
Posted by Andrew Bell – adapted from a blogpost at The Full Catastrophe As Hikaru & I talk to those who’ve been in the Eurovision cauldron – singers, commentators etc […]
Special report: ESC’s healing powers
Eurovision first saw the light of day less than a decade after the guns fell silent in Europe. The continent lay in ruins and deep hatreds forged in battle weren’t […]
Musings – Beloved
Posted by Andrew Bell Since 1956 many ESC songs have become popular or celebrated or infamous. There are few that have become beloved. And those that are dearly loved are […]
JoyEurovision calls Milly Scott
Milly Scott is a Eurovision pioneer. You probably wouldn’t think so if all you did was look at the stark statistics of her performance at the 1966 contest in Luxembourg. […]
