Also hey! Our very own Erik penned an article for @escinsight.com about that phrase we all know and love, "United By Music." Has it gotten more apt? (Spoilers: hahahahaha no) escinsight.com/2026/06/02/t...

A weird observation from this year's Eurovision - the top 10 in Belgium's televote is remarkably similar to the top 10 of the *full* televote. All 10 countries are the same, and even the order is really close. Still trying to calculate just how unusual this is, but for now - neat!

Needed to do some warmup inks and I got this idea from my friend Knife Jill who has been similarly cursed by Sweden

Thinking about him ❤️

Last 15 Eurovision winners ranked by the number of times the title is sung: 1944 - 0 Running Scared - 1 Amar Pelos Dois - 1 Arcade - 1 Zitti e Buoni - 1 Rise Like a Phoenix - 5 The Code - 6 Tattoo - 7 Stefania - 8 Wasted Love - 9 Euphoria - 9 Only Teardrops - 12 Toy - 16 Heroes - 18 Bangaranga - 45

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Honestly this is also the first thing I would do #Eurovision

Largest margin of victory by points in #Eurovision history 🥉 Stefania (165 pts) 🥈 Fairytale (169 pts) 🥇 Bangaranga (173 pts)

Snapshot of the #Eurovision betting odds from Tuesday night. Absolutely incredible.

After a pair of second places *and* a pair of third places, this is also the first #Eurovision win for prolific ESC songwriter Dimitris Kontopoulos

lmao, they cut JJ's mic #Eurovision

Update: she did not

Banga. Effing. Ranga. #Eurovision

UK becomes the first act to score exactly one point since Malta in 2006 #Eurovision

This guy from Lithunia is doing a song in Tom Brady's sideline coat

GENGHIS KHANT #Eurovision

Underrated star of 2026: This guy #Eurovision

Somewhere in a closet in Norway there's a portrait of Alexander Rybak that looks like absolute shit #Eurovision

The first names on the guest list appear to be: The inventor of cold fusion An MMA fighter I don't know An Austrian goalkeeper A serbian politician who died 10 years ago An accordion virtuoso #Eurovision

A camera problem during the longest shot of a song was dismissed as a "minor technical issue" by the same people who are in charge of preventing this exact sort of thing from happening. Absolutely gutted for Czechia here. #Eurovision

Love that we have *two* dancing ape songs now #Eurovision

That's ridiculous, good lord

SONG 24: ROMANIA 🇷🇴 Romania is the only country with an exactly 75 percent qualification rate (they're 12/16). Also - unsurprisingly, this is the first time the word "choke" has been in the title of a Eurovision song. #Eurovision | #Romania

Hadn't noticed before now that Norway brought back the Kinetic Sun #Eurovision

SONG 23: NORWAY 🇳🇴 Norway have finished last a record 11 times - nearly 16 percent of all contests. #Eurovision | #Norway

When they say the thing again #Eurovision

SONG 22: ITALY 🇮🇹 Though Sal Da Vinci is the first act to use the name "Sal," there are five former acts whose names *contain* "Sal" - Teya and Salena, Greta Salome, Salvador Sobral, Salomé, and Sissal. #Eurovision | #Italy

SONG 21: CYPRUS 🇨🇾 According to our Statmotron, this is the first Eurovision song about how people want Jalla #Eurovision | #Cyprus

SONG 20: SWEDEN 🇸🇪 This is the 14th song in Eurovision history whose title starts with the English word "My." If you want to count 2014's "My Słowianie" there are 15. #Eurovision | #Sweden

SONG 19: LITHUANIA 🇱🇹 Lithuania is the only Baltic state without a win, but their last six entries - all qualifiers - have shown they may be trending in that direction. #Eurovision | #Lithuania

CORRECTION: The 17 spot has produced *7* winners, not 5. #Eurovision

SONG 18: POLAND 🇵🇱 The 18 slot, meanwhile, also has a solid record of four winners, mostly recently "Only Teardrops." #Eurovision | #Poland

SONG 17: FINLAND 🇫🇮 The 17 spot has produced a record five winners, including Finland's win in 2006. #Eurovision | #Finland

SONG 16: MOLDOVA 🇲🇩 In the separate jury/televote era, Moldova have only finished outside of the top 10 in the televote once ("Sugar" finished 12th). Hard to imagine that'll be changing tonight either. #Eurovision | #Moldova

Even as part of the press, I feel like I haven't learned a lot of things about Zoop, such as what it is #Eurovision

lmao #Eurovision

Being born in Utah and raised in France, I bet Monroe really really likes Rudy Gobert #Eurovision

SONG 15: FRANCE 🇫🇷 The last time France performed in the 15 spot was in 1989. A full 19 years later, Monroe was born. #Eurovision | #France

SONG 14: UNITED KINGDOM 🇬🇧 The UK has not gotten a televote point since 2023. Will that streak continue? It very well could, but I really hope it doesn't. This is a weird delight. #Eurovision | #UnitedKingdom

SONG 13: CROATIA 🇭🇷 The only other time Croatia was in the 13 spot, they also featured highly dramatic vocals! (it was "My Friend") #Eurovision | #Croatia

Among active countries, Bulgaria also has the highest *worst* finish in a final - Equinox's "Bones" was 14th in 2018. Hard to imagine that'll change tonight. #Eurovision | #Bulgaria

SONG 12: BULGARIA 🇧🇬 It's also just the sixth time in the final for Bulgaria, though one of them (Kris Kostov) is the third highest score of all time. #Eurovision | #Bulgaria

SONG 11: CZECHIA 🇨🇿 Somewhat frustratingly, this is just the sixth Czech song to appear in a Eurovision final. Feels like it should be more than that, doesn't it? #Eurovision | #Czechia

SONG 10: MALTA 🇲🇹 Malta is one of three countries with a qualification rate of exactly 50 percent. The others are Estonia and the Netherlands. #Eurovision | #Malta

SONG 9: SERBIA 🇷🇸 I don't have a great fun fact for this, so I'll just note that putting this after "Eclipse" is hilarious #Eurovision | #Serbia

SONG 8: AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺 Delta Goodrem is the first Eurovision act whose name contains the word "Good," which also reflects how she does at singing. #Eurovision | #Australia

Oh ffs, who let Hugo back in?! #Eurovision

SONG 7: UKRAINE 🇺🇦 This is Ukraine's second straight year going 7th. This has happened to them before as well - they opened the final in two straight appearances (though not in consecutive years) in the 2010s. #Eurovision | #Ukraine

SONG 6: GREECE 🇬🇷 Greece and Norway have the exact same qualification rate - 19 semifinals, 16 qualifications. That makes a tie for the sixth highest rate. #Eurovision | #Greece