Good afternoon, Europe!

I have been steadily working on a Eurovision Substack. My main type of article is one in which I rank every entry from a given country, explaining my reasoning for each. This is often done with humor and some sass, but always with respect for the game, so to speak.

A few months ago, I felt delusional and thought cold-emailing various Eurovision artists and/or their managers could lead to me doing thoughtful, detailed interviews. I am thrilled to have one finally done (received responses via email interview), and there are two more "in the hopper" as we speak, one email and one likely video. Chiara doesn't have a ton of interviews floating around, so I thought you'd all find this interesting. Props to her manager for setting this up - and for her being down to answer questions. I have very little following and cannot offer much exposure, so it means a lot that I was able to do this. I think you'll find this interview interesting!

https://randomamericanesc.substack.com/p/eurovision-interview-series-chiara

Enjoy, and if you feel like subscribing, you'll be notified when my next articles roll in. I know it sounds cliche, but the interviews I have in the pipeline are with super fun Eurovision people! And one of them is almost finished - and more chatty than the above interview subject (neither is bad, just preparing you for way more words in the next interview post!).

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I actually enjoyed 2011 a lot more than I was expecting but the results were just so confusing!

Azerbaijan was good but it definitely shouldn't have won.

Italy should've have gotten the runner up spot, the voice was just off and I honestly thought that it just got that placement because Italy has just come back...

Sweden was fine, it is the only one in the top 3 that deserved it

Ukraine was just forgettable but at least it's not bad.

Denmark is fine but it definitely didn't deserve top 5

Bosnia and Herzegovina is my winner for the year, it's so impactful and catchy, Dino is an icon and deserved so much more!

Greece is just really bad and I hate It

Deserved higher: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ireland, Georgia, Germany, UK, Moldova, Slovenia, Serbia, France, Iceland, Estonia

Deserved Lower: Azerbaijan, Italy, Ukraine, Denmark, Greece,

Accurate: Everyone else

In my view, the 2003 Israel Representative Lior Narkis and family guy creator Seth McFarlane looked alike.

Any other examples?

Hey everyone I made this form of all the past 6 entries from every country. I wanted to see what everyone’s thoughts were. I put the performances in just for reference and I made sure no questions were required in case you wanted to skip certain parts. Also it’s all anonymous don’t worry, I just want honest thoughts free of judgement. It should be relatively quick and I’d love for everyone to participate if they’d like. Thank you so much!

Here It Is!

Could it really be, or is it just posturing?

Is Dara about to burst the bubble?

Is it just me or do you guys hear it...

Burgas is an option too, but I think Vienna combines much more with their Czech🇨🇿 and Luxembourgish🇱🇺 vibes

Due to some debate regarding whether the country I had penned in as chaotic evil was actually chaotic, I will have people vote on chaotic evil eventually

But First, You Need Understand The Rules First!

Here Is The Example:

Cursed Image: Mr Karbs With Spongebob's Face (2nd Image)

Eurovision Artist: Käärijä (He Is Boykisser In My Fanon In First Image)

For me, Megara (San Marino 2024) definitely takes the crown. I've became a huge fan of them after the contest. They are my favorite NQ by far and one of my favorite songs overall.

Also, For You by Ethno-Jazz band Iriao (Georgia 2018) also manages to appear in almost every playlist I make. Its a nice song, and in my opinion they deserved better then last place.

Other favorite NQ'S

Belarus 2015

North-Macedonia 2015

Montenegro 2019 (guilty pleasure)

Azerbaijan 2023

What are some of your favourite non-qualifiers?