Reality comes to Eurovision
Even as the GFC began to take hold in Europe, many believed that Eurovision would still continue on oblivious, but with Portugal withdrawing and Greece & Cyprus looking likely to […]
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Azerbaijan: The State after The Show
Andy & Hikaru discuss this in a special JOYEurovision podcast report: Azerbaijan: The State after The Show Related articles [Opinion] Europe’s caviar diplomacy with Azerbaijan must end […]
JOYEurovision talks to Loreen
A month after her triumph for Sweden in Baku we got the chance to speak with Loreen. The line was scratchy and the whole enterprise was fraught, but Hikaru & […]
Musings – The view down here
It’s never over. Eurovision that is. Or are there some worrying signs ? The singers and the songs have come and gone, but the number of viewers who watched the […]
Eurovision 2012: After the Show
This year has been quite like no other recent Eurovision. The fallout from it has yet to really be seen, but is already being felt. In a three-part post-contest podcast, […]
Musings – Dust settles, picture clearer UPDATE
The Eurovision glitter ball is tarnished after this year’s Grand Prix in Azerbaijan. There are big questions being asked. Questions which go way beyond the endless debates about language and live orchestras. They […]
Musings – L’emission
The dust is still settling. Loreen is still a bit excited, the Azerbaijan president’s son-in-law Emin Agalarov is getting booking inquiries from licensed clubs all over western New South Wales and fears mount that […]
Musings – A landslide and a wake up call
As I woke up this morning in inner-suburban Melbourne I had no idea that half a day later I would be so amazed by a Eurovision outcome. I came to […]
It’s Time !!! EuroSongCountdown 2012′s E-Day NO SPOILERS
From 1900 AEST (1200 BST) on Sunday May 26th Hikaru Freeman & Andy Bell will present a FIVE hour coverage of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest being held in Baku, […]
Special Report – The Draw
We are down to the business end of proceedings. Whether you’re watching it live across Europe or on delay on the other continents, Eurovision 2012 in Baku is here. Saturday […]
