Everyone can vote for their favorite in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. It’s easier in the participating countries where you get SMS, phone calls, and more options, but there’s also a “rest of the world” vote for people living in the US and across the world, which counts as one ...
Eurovision 2023. 37 countries, 160 million viewers, endless glitz and glam and 40 seconds between each song. In those 40 seconds, two things happen. Averyquick off-camera set change, and a video introducing each act, known as a "Postcard." Fans around the globe anticipate these videos each...
By now, Eurovision had grown to 17 countries. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia had debuted in 1961, but still Eurovision reflected the Cold War division of the continent. Some communist countries in the east did broadcast the contest, but apart from Yugoslavia none took part. In 197...
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We investigate the complex relationships between countries in the Eurovision Song Contest, by recasting past voting data from 1992–2003 in terms of a dynamical network. Our analysis shows that the UK is remarkably compatible, or 'in tune', with other European countries during the period of study...
only two of the 10 songs were penned by the Englishman. Clapton’s cover of Bob Marley’s "I Shot the Sheriff," was a massive hit for the 17-time GRAMMY winner and the only No.1 of his career, eclipsing the Top 10 in nine countries. In 2003, the guitar virtuoso’s version ...
Scheduling was a challenge, especially when so many countries and states differ on when daylight savings kicks in. (March is the cruelest month for organizing meetings across time zones.) But it was worth it for those random moments of connection, such as the time I was able to introduce tw...
Connections, cliques and compatibiklity between countries in the Eurovision Song Contest. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 360(2), pp. 576-598.Fenn D, Suleman O, Efstathiou J, Johnson NF. How does Europe make its mind up? Connections, cliques, and compatibility between ...
Interesting article – Jensen and Meckling was a key part of my honours thesis, many years ago. Part of what has kept wages down is the internationalisaton of trade. Manufacturing jobs have been exported to where the labour is cheaper – the competion for jobs is in another country, not ...
Eurovision is the longest-running annual TV contest in history, with countries across Europe (and most recently, Australia), showing up to sing their hearts out since 1956. Despite its overwhelming popularity, there hasn’t been much coverage stateside until fairly recently. Harder still, depending...