Less than a week to go now, so let’s catch our breath with the newsletter and make sure you don’t miss a Eurovision thing with the ESC Insight newsletter.
Ben takes a look at some of the OGAE polls, and the highlight’s of ESC Insight’s coverage over the last week, before a final ‘Five Things To Do’ before we all get to Copenhagen.
He also takes a moment to look back in this week’s ‘Roberston’s Reflection’ as he says thank you to Timoteij:
In 2010, I was back at university and, like many a Eurovision fan, I was watching Melodifestivalen each week. I even got a close Swedish friend of mine to watch with me to get all the nuances. That year lots was expected from big star Darin, but he had to fight to make it to Globen. An unknown quartet with their ethno-folk-pop-schlager nursery rhyme Kom created a minor shock in winning the 3rd heat in Gothenburg.
It wasn’t love at first sight, but as the girls ditched the frumpy pastel colours for brighter and bolder fashion I have to admit I developed a little bit of a crush on them. They are quite beautiful…
Without realising it, these girls are not one of the reasons I moved to Sweden, but listening through their two Swedish language albums and reading their sweetly innocent blog posts inspired me to continue learning their beautiful language.
One final moment before we head to Copenhagen, and the Newsletter switches to a daily release to cover all the news from the Contest. Read this week’s newsletter in your email, or online. With the newsletter, you won’t miss any of our coverage or reporting from Copenhagen.