Tuesday, March 3, 2026

The nation on the Eurovision stage


Greetings from Seattle!

Somehow it’s already time for our final blog posts. Still focusing on the same countries, we’ve each chosen one Eurovision performance and have been exploring how to analyze those. 

Sometimes that’s about discussing elements of the song and staging, while at other points, we might be testing out different “lenses” for interpreting these performances to see whether they help us. 

We’ve also been asked to draw a comparison between the performance and the national identity we discussed in our last blog post to see whether they’re aligned, misaligned, or just plain baffling. :-)

And like last time, we’re referencing things in APA as best we can, so you can just ignore them and focus on our ideas. :-)

We do still wonder, though: What are we missing? Do you have background info we can draw on for a revision (with a very short turnaround time)? Constructive feedback is always welcome. Revisions are due on 13 March, Seattle time, so any ideas before then would be really helpful.

Here are the links to our blogs, grouped by the "peer groups" that are giving each other feedback and encouragement. (Some are running a little late, so will be linked once they’re ready.)

Albania 2025 Zjerm | Croatia 2024 Rim tim tagi dim | Czechia 2024 Pedestal | Serbia 2025 Mila | Slovenia 2023 Carpe diem

Cyprus 2022 Ela | Greece 2025 Asteromáta | Iceland 2022 Með hækkandi sól | Malta 2016 Walk on water

Armenia 2024 Jako | Azerbaijan 2023 Tell me more | Georgia 2025 Freedom | Moldova 2022 Trenulețul | Ukraine 2024 Teresa & Maria

Finland 2024 No rules | Latvia 2025 Bur man laimi | Lithuania 2024 Luktelk | Poland 2025 GAJA

Belgium 2021 The wrong place | France 2024 Mon amour | Netherlands 2024 Europapa | Spain 2024 Zorra