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Eurovision 2015 on Overthinking It
Eurovision 2015: The Legend of Edurne and the Tiger Sickness (“Amanecer,” Spain)
It is a tale as old as human civilization: an epic love triangle between a vest-man, a were-tiger, and a falcon.
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Eurovision 2015: Exclusive Interview with Sweden’s Gnome
The hardest-working gnome in show business gets his moment in the Eurovision spotlight.
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Eurovision 2015 NYC Viewing Party: May 23, 2015, 2 PM
The next best thing to partying in Vienna.
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Eurovision 2015 Review: Finland, “Aina mun pitää” by Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät
Wesley Willis, Timmy, and 90 seconds of punk.
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Eurovision 2015 Review: Russia, “A Million Voices” by Polina Gagarina
This year, Russia is trolling us with the most aggravating song imaginable. 12 points for chutzpah, at least.
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Eurovision 2015 Review: France, “N’oubliez pas” by Lisa Angell
France comes to Eurovision 2015 with a song about World War I. But after “Charlie Hebdo,” is it about that any more?
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Eurovision 2015 Review: Armenia, “Face the Shadow” by Genealogy
Armenia’s entry for Eurovision 2015, “Face the Shadow” (formerly “Don’t Deny”), sung by Geneaology, a group of Armenians whose families were scattered across the world a century ago, is TOTALLY NOT ABOUT the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Not a bit.
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Eurovision 2015 Review: “Warrior” with Georgia (Nina Sublatti) vs. Malta (Amber)
In 2015, two countries sent songs with the title “Warror” to the Eurovision Song Contest: Nina Sublatti from Georgia and Amber from Malta. We pit Warrior against Warrior, and decide which “Warrior” is the fiercest Warrior of them all.
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Eurovision 2015 Review: Hungary, “Wars for Nothing” by Boggie
For 2015, Hungary sends Boggie to the Eurovision Song Contest with “Wars for Nothing,” a song is extraordinarily proud to take a stand and tell you that this war thing…is maybe not so great.
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