In the lead-up to the vote on whether Israel’s broadcaster, KAN, will remain in Eurovision, the community has been inundated with information – and not all of it has been accurate. @ascottreid.bsky.social has a few tips to help you separate the truth from the noise. escinsight.com/2025/09/29/f...

Hey, American #Eurovision fans! The post-2016 full shows are still geoblocked, but performances that don't have rights issues have started to show up on YouTube in the US - no VPN needed! Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna watch Viszlát Nyár again:

Here in Chicago for #SporcleCon, and it appears that the first intellectual challenge of the weekend was "how to get the coffee machine to work". (I got there eventually.)

The Eurovision Pod Crawl has made its way to us! This week, the team (including Danny!) have a lot to say about Eurovision 1987. Oh what a year this is.

What is a podcrawl and how can it benefit the Eurovision community? @ewanspence.co.uk writes about its origins and the importance of the crawl. escinsight.com/2025/07/30/w...

Growing up, I was fed on a steady diet of Mel Brooks, Monty Python, and Tom Lehrer. (Probably explains a lot about me today, to be honest.) So sad to have lost an icon of musical satire (and a damn fine mathematician, to boot.) youtu.be/iaHDBL7dVgs?...

Some possible names for the #EurovisionMurderMystery Dies Like a Phoenix Die on the Wings of Love What's Another Fear Give That Wolf a Revolver Teresa & Maria (were murdered) Poison Cake

Who do you think will win the OGAE Second Chance contest? And if it's a different answer - who do you think *should* win?

Today's one of the best days of the Minnesotan year...unveiling this year's New State Fair Foods! Tag yourself...I'm Grandma Doreen’s Dessert Dog. www.mnstatefair.org/new/food/ #MNStateFair

Don't really feel like celebrating today, but hey, nice to have a long weekend. Happy Belated Canada Day, y'all!

In today's local "shut up and take my money" news... bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...

🪞NEW EPISODE🪞 #Eurovision has a unique ecosystem: fan media channels have a work relationship with the EBU in covering the Contest. But is that relationship working? We discuss the state of fan media with dudepoints, Niall from niallpoints, and Derek from 12 Points: www.eurowhat.com/273

Question for the universe. If a particularly round bird is a borb, then what's the proper term for this perfectly spherical friend who visited my lawn this morning? Robbit? Bon-bon?

Join us on The Eurovision Podcrawl, as @ewanspence.co.uk @dudepoints.fun and @frossrussell.bsky.social head to Cannes to talk about Eurovision 1959; the first time France hosted, the BBC sent their best, Volare returned, and more! escinsight.com/2025/06/18/e... (and here's a trailer!)

With many broadcasters going down the route of a National Selection for Eurovision, there's always a sense to judge purely on the finishing position. Yet there's more to the Contest than the podium. Let's highlight some of the deeper cut successes from the 2025 season. escinsight.com/2025/05/30/w...

YES @pwhlfrost.bsky.social!!!!!!!!! Back-to-back Walter Cup Winners, absolute legends! #pwhl #mnfrost #Minnesota Ottawa, you put up one helluva fight, cheers to you.

We're taking time over the summer months to look back at our coverage of Basel 2025 and what we can do to improve it for TBC 2026. You can help us by letting us know your favourite articles and podcasts, what you want to see more of, and what you think of ESC insight escinsight.com/2025/05/19/e...

Not a lot of #Eurovision veterans could adequately cover "Wasted Love." Elina Nechayeva, however... www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaKQ...

Always bittersweet to come home from Eurovision, but the fact that the baggage claim at MSP makes a little loon call instead of buzzing annoyingly to let you know that your luggage is arriving helps soften the blow.

That, as they say, is a wrap. Let’s close it out with one last podcast from Basel. @ewanspence.co.uk welcomes @dudepoints.fun, @escinsider.bsky.social, Erik, Liz and Madline to join us to look back at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest before we all leave Switzerland. escinsight.com/2025/05/18/e...

Don't mind me, I'm just going to spend the next 12 months or so committing this list to memory: viennawurstelstand.com/article/13-d...

SONG 16: FINLAND 🇫🇮 Crazy song facts - if you listen SUPER closely, there is a reference to sex in this #Eurovision #Finland

Finland closes the show tonight...brings us to a climax...seriously, how can a country known for being so cold get so hot? #Eurovision

This is the first all-German language entry from Germany since 1998, when a language-rule was still in place at #Eurovision!

SONG 14: ISRAEL 🇮🇱 Note to future Erik: Put a joke here that is very funny and that makes everyone happy #Eurovision #Israel

Luxembourg came back last year after a long absence, and their song this year "La poupée monte le son", directly references the country's winning song from 1965. In 2025, though, the dolly's taking control of her own life. #Eurovision

Sissal from Denmark is up next, bringing us the sort of banger that you KNOW is going to absolutely hit just right at #Eurovision dance nights for years to come.

I know Louane from France is singing a truly personal song, dedicated to her late mother through the lens of having become a mother herself. ...I just have an overwhelming sudden urge to play in a sandbox full of breakfast cereal. #Eurovision

Just to confirm, Georgia's Mariam Shengelia isn't a long-lost member of Måneskin. (credit: Alma Bengtsson, EBU) #Eurovision

Just a tidbit from the press center...the Maltese delegation distributed "Serving"-branded exercise balls, and I'm really trying to figure out how to get one into my luggage. #Eurovision

Lithuania up next, and "Tavo Akys" by Katarsis is bringing something completely different to the table...dark, moody, brooding rock. #Eurovision #Tavo #Tavo #Tavo #Tavo

Greece up next, with Klavdia and "Asteromata". One, this is a gorgeous number about migration and what's left behind. Two, always happy to see artists rock their glasses at #Eurovision!

The first of our automatic qualifiers, from the UK. I know for me, I'm never coherent enough the "morning after" to rock three-part harmonies with my besties. All I can do is drink ginger tea and feel sorry for myself, so kudos to them! #Eurovision

I realize I need to do laundry while I'm here in Basel. Can I use Go-Jo or Parg's washboard abs? #Eurovision

...was that just a Bass Pro Shops hat on that dude in the audience? What show am I watching? #Eurovision

Austria up next, one of the overall favorites in the betting odds. Intense staging, with challenging vocals...how will the public vote go for this? #Eurovision

Nice to see that Parg's added a little bit of Armenian lyrics to his performance of "Survivor", which wasn't in the original version. #Eurovision

And now, for a trip to the woods, where the ladies from #Latvia's Tautumeitas are in the midst of some sort of arcane ritual. #Eurovision

So, if you want more info on what Emmy from #Ireland is singing about, here's some background on the tragic story of Laika. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laika #Eurovision

Classy, emotional ballad from #Montenegro's Nina Žižić, a returning artist to #Eurovision following her appearance on "Igranka" in 2013.

SONG 1: AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺 We start off with an absolute bang, and the show rarely lets up from here. Do you want a taste...of FUN?! #Eurovision #Australia

It's almost time for semi 2! We're still not allowed to post any pictures of our own, so for this semi we've decided to draw each act and post those instead. Incidentally, Erik is not good at drawing. #Eurovision Here's a preview!

Everyone taken their lactose pills? Brace yourself and gird your loins for #Australia's Milkshake Man, Go-Jo! (To be fair, there'll be a lot of loin-girding tonight.) #Eurovision

Happy Semifinal 2, everyone! Who's everyone supporting tonight? #Eurovision

I'm an American #Eurovision fan in Basel, Switzerland...enjoying a fantastic Peruvian lunch while songs from Albania, Ukraine, and Portugal dance through her head. This moment, right here, is my happy place.

The fact that we can have the single-shot intimacy of the Swiss staging following a high-energy, stage-filling stomper from Croatia shows that #Eurovision is an almost infinitely versatile platform for any and every genre of song.

Sorry for not posting during #Albania, was too busy doing arm choreo and trying not to hit the folks next to me. #Eurovision

And that harmonica, my friends, was the first bit of LIVE instrumentation from a Eurovision stage in years, possibly since the orchestra was kiboshed after 1998. #Eurovision #Italy

As a lover of retro-kissed alt-rock, the triple-shot of Ukraine, Portugal, and Italy hit my ears SO DAMN RIGHT. #Eurovision

IYKYK.