Category Archives: Season 2.5

All Together Now: Eurovision Choir 2019 w/ Lenore Cohen

Eurovision 2019, Eurovision Choir, Season 2.5

Max and special guest Lenore Cohen discuss this year’s edition of Eurovision Choir, a biannual competition where choirs from around Europe compete for the title of Eurovision Choir of the Year. Take a listen to find out what we thought about this year’s competition, who we thought maybe should’ve won, and which choir probably soundtracked the movie Midsommar.

You can stream this year’s edition of the contest here, and if you’re so inclined, watch the 2017 version here.

Songs featured:
– Babite Municipality Mixed Choir Maska (Latvia) – “Pērkontēvs”
– Volve Vokal (Norway) – “Ønskediktet”
– Vocal Line (Denmark) – “True North”
– Jazzva (Slovenia) – “Spomenčice”
– Cake O’Phonie (Switzerland) – “Swiss Hearts (medley)”
– Ysgol Gerdd Ceredigion (Wales) – “Cúlna” / “Ar Lan y Môr”

We couldn’t include it in the episode, but listen to Denmark’s winning performance in the final here.

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Jury or No Jury?

Eurovision 2019, Season 2.5

What’s the point of juries? Ostensibly they’re to temper the influence of bloc voting and politics in Eurovision and make sure the best song wins. But what effect do they have on the final result, and is it time to get rid of them? Max, Alix, and a very special guest discuss all this and more on our first off-season episode this year!

You can find our dataset on discrepancies between jury and televote scores here.

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