Category: ESC 2024
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The Swedish Police Just Dropped the Investigation on Joost. So Now What?
The Malmö Public Prosecutor’s Office has officially closed the investigation on Joost Klein and the accident that led to his disqualification before the ESC final on May 11. The investigation was dropped and no charges were pressed due to lack of…uh…anything of note actually having happened? A statement released by…
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ESC Etc. Episode 24 – We’re on the Gravitron as it Tangles (ESC 2024 Post Contest Song By Song Recap)
What was that? You need to hear how Cesco and Anthony felt about each and every song that competed in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö? You’re in luck! The boys are sliding in to your podcast feed with a deep dive into every entrant to wrap up their…
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“Sometimes Things That Are Expensive Are Worse” – A Case Study of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu and the Art of (Not) Sending the Most Competitive Entry
Eurovision National Finals have one job: selecting a song to send to the contest and ideally win the whole thing. I’m stating the obvious – these are often competitions that only exist in connection with ESC and (unlike Sanremo, Melodifestivalen, or Festivali i Këngës) are by large structured/organized to mirror…
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ESC Etc. Episode 23 – I’m a F*cking Wreck (ESC 2024 Wrap Up Eurotherapy Session)
I’m sure it will come as no shock to you that Anthony and Cesco had a LOT to say about the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. So much, in fact, that they had to split their annual wrap up into parts! In this slice, they will be talking about the show…
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ESC Etc. Episode 22 – I Am Not a Slut. I Am THE Slut. (Our Personal Top 10s of ESC 2024)
You. Come closer. Sit down. Hold Cesco and Anthony’s hands. We’ll sit in a circle and they will share their 10 personal favorite Eurovision Song Contest songs of 2024. Let’s share this space together as we patiently wait for the big show. Let’s have deeper than expected conversations about queer…
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Some Thoughts and Considerations re: the Joost Klein ESC Mess
As we all know by now, Joost Klein, the Eurovision 2024 Dutch representative, was barred from participating in the ESC Grand Final due to an accident that occurred backstage shortly after his semifinal performance. The news rocked the ESC fandom bubble first before snowballing into a kind of international diplomatic…
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On Why You Just Need to Get Over Your Fake Performative Outrage re: Juries at ESC
In light of Nemo’s win in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, the scoring system used in the competition has come under scrutiny again. Nemo’s win was the result of placing 1st with the international juries and 5th in the televote – the combined score was enough to pull Switzerland ahead…
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Final Predictions – Semifinals 1 & 2
This year is so packed and competitive, I don’t expect to replicate last year’s nearly flawless prediction record (19/20) but it’s a tough job and someone’s gotta do it!
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Rehearsals Roundup – Big 5 + Sweden Reaction
The Big 5 and our host took to the stage to rehearse! Who impressed us the most?
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