ESC Pulse

The team try to predict who will win the Grand Final of Eurovision 2021, who is likely to be top 10, and who might end up last. Taken from our YouTube livestream.

Right after Semi 2 ended, we made our immediate reactions to the results. Taken from our YouTube livestream.

The team try to predict the ten qualifiers for Semi 2. Taken from our YouTube livestream

Taken from our YouTube livestream. Right after Semi 1 ended, we made our immediate reactions to the results.

The fifth and final show reviewing the songs competing in the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. This week, we have Ciaran Urry-Tuttiett of The Eurovision Showcase joining us as our final special guest judge as we look at the songs that have automatically qualified for the Grand Final. The songs reviewed in this episode: France: Barbara Pravi - "Voilà" Germany: Jendrik - "I Don't Feel Hate" Italy: Måne...

The fourth of five shows reviewing the songs competing in the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. This week, we have Dimi aka @DimiTheGreat85 joining us as our fourth special guest judge as we look at the songs in the second half of Semi-final 2. The songs reviewed in this episode: Georgia: Tornike Kipiani - "You" Albania: Anxhela Peristeri - "Karma" Portugal: The Black Mamba - "Love Is On My Side" Bulg...

The third of five shows reviewing the songs competing in the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. This week, we have Katja aka @SchlagerKaty joining us as our first special guest judge as we look at the songs in the first half of Semi-final 1. The songs reviewed in this episode: San Marino: Senhit - "Adrenalina" Estonia: Uku Suviste - "The Lucky One" Czech Republic: Benny Cristo - "Omaga" Greece: Stefani...

The first of five shows reviewing the songs competing in the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. This week, we have Paul Klur of Bruce Reviews Music joining us as our first special guest judge as we look at the songs in the first half of Semi-final 1. The songs reviewed in this episode: Lithuania: The Roop - "Discoteque" Slovenia: Ana Soklič - "Amen" Russia: Manizha - "Russian Woman" Sweden: Tusse...

It's the last National Final podcast of the year, and the team preview the final of Melodifestivalen and reflect on some of the songs we've lost in the season that we won't get to see in May. We also have our last weekly news roundup and answer some listeners questions.

This year's Super Saturday is here! The team preview upcoming finals in Portugal, Estonia, Denmark, and Italy, as well as predict the Andra Chansen round in Sweden. We also have our weekly news roundup and answer some listeners questions.

It was a very eventful weekend in Eurovision Land, the team try to break down what happened and explain why sending hate to the artists online is a very bad thing. We also preview semifinals in Portugal and Sweden. We also have our weekly news roundup and answer some listeners questions.

It's a busy week this week as the team discuss national final participants with sour grapes, why the finals in both Norway and Finland have us worried, and if Spain could succeed by making the audience swoon. We also discuss semi-finals in Estonia and Portugal. We also have our weekly news roundup and answer some listeners questions.

After a long wait, national final season is back, albeit less crowded than usual for obvious reasons. We discuss the results of national finals in Albania, Israel and France, and preview the final of Lithuania's national final as well as semis in Norway and Sweden. We also have some new soundboard clips and have a casual chat about life during lockdown.

In absence of our annual host country special for obvious reasons, the team decide to dabble in speculating an alternate Eurovision timeline. A timeline where Italy didn't withdraw from Eurovision during the 90's and 00's, and their entry was the Sanremo winner of that year.  How will they have fared on the scoreboard? Would they be fan favourites? Would Eurovision have been better off if Ita...

The 2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest was a very interesting show, and the team discuss how it managed to succeed despite the huge challenges it faced, and also run down the final scoreboard.

The team are joined by special guest judge Ann Squires of ESC Armchair to look at the songs competing in the 2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest taking place in Warsaw, Poland.

Part two of a two-part review where the team is joined by Rui Craveiro (aka LA Boy 456) to review the 1965 contest which took place in Naples, Italy.

Part one of a two-part review where the team is joined by Rui Craveiro (aka LA Boy 456) to review the 1965 contest which took place in Naples, Italy.

After over a month of waiting, the team finally sit down and give an unofficial review of what would have been the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest.

After over a month of waiting, the team finally sit down and give an unofficial review of what would have been the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. NOTE - some of the audio has been lost due to technical problems beyond our control, sorry :(

The team discuss The Netherlands' history in Eurovision and we count down who the listeners voted as their favourite Dutch entries.

Part two of a two-part review where the team is joined by Ciaran Urry-Tuttiett of The Eurovision Showcase to review the 2011 contest which took place in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Part one of a two-part review where the team is joined by Ciaran Urry-Tuttiett of The Eurovision Showcase to review the 2011 contest which took place in Düsseldorf, Germany. To skip to the non-qualifiers, go ahead to the 22.52 mark. To skip to the grand final, go ahead to the 59.42 mark.

Part two of a two-part review where the team is joined by Ann Squires of ESC Armchair to review the 1980 contest which took place in The Hague, The Netherlands.

Part one of a two-part review where the team is joined by Ann Squires of ESC Armchair to review the 1980 contest which took place in The Hague, The Netherlands. To skip the intro, go ahead to the 23.16 mark.