Eurovision Again was an interactive Twitter viewing party of past editions of the contest created by British journalist and Eurovision fan Rob Holley. It was a way of filling the void left by the cancellation of the 2020 contest due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Format[]
From 28 March to 27 June 2020, viewings were held every Saturday at 21 CET. 15 minutes prior to air time, the year was revealed sometimes by a past artist connected to that particular edition. From 18 July 2020 onward, viewings were held on the third Saturday of each month.
Since the EBU came on board, the official Eurovision social media accounts also give clues and puzzles for fans to figure out which year was being presented. The shows are presented on the official YouTube channel.
After all the songs are presented, fans vote on their favorite songs, and the results are presented about 15-30 minutes following the end of the show.
The project ended in 2021.
The EBU's Involvement[]
As the event gained popularity, the EBU came on board with their support following the airing of the 2006 contest and asked their member stations to help unearth some of the classic contests. Contests prior to 2004 are still under the property of their respective broadcasters, and because of this these contests were only available for viewing anywhere between one week and one month following the initial presentation on YouTube.
Semi-Final Special[]
For the December 2020 airing, the spotlight was shined on songs that never reached the grand final in the contest. The 26 entries were chosen among those songs that failed to reach to qualify to the grand final during the semifinal era between 2004 and 2019 via the contest's social media channels and a panel of people from major Eurovision news sites. According to the official Eurovision channels, this special episode allowed fans to give these songs a second chance and the points that they deserve.
The show was won by Greta Salóme with the song Hear Them Calling (Iceland 2016). Rounding out the top 5 were Stones by Zibbz (Switzerland 2018), Blackbird by Norma John (Finland 2017), Je t'adore by Kate Ryan (Belgium 2006) and Same Heart by Mei Finegold (Israel 2014).
Contests Shown[]
Weekly Editions[]
- Malmo 2013
- Athens 2006
- Moscow 2009
- Vienna 2015
- Dublin 1997
- Helsinki 2007
- Stockholm 2016
- Birmingham 1998
- Brighton 1974
- Riga 2003
- Rome 1991
- Lisbon 2018
- Dublin 1988
- Belgrade 2008
- Copenhagen 2014
Monthly Editions[]
2020[]
- July 2020: Jerusalem 1999
- August 2020: Gothenburg 1985
- September 2020: Kiev 2005
- October 2020: The Hague 1976
- November 2020: Zagreb 1990
- December 2020: Semi-Final Special
2021[]
- June 2021: Madrid 1969
- July 2021: The Hague 1980
- August 2021: Malmo 1992
- September 2021: London 1968
- October 2021: Baku 2012
- November 2021: Istanbul 2004
Trivia[]
- The showings of the 1980 and 1992 contests in 2021 made use of reactive scoreboard graphics from The Reorder Board YouTube project at the request of the EBU. This was done to help make the scoring easier to follow for viewers.