{"id":5583,"date":"2025-05-14T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/?p=5583"},"modified":"2025-05-14T18:41:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T18:41:30","slug":"im-a-eurovision-superfan-heres-how-to-sound-like-a-pro-at-your-watch-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/14\/im-a-eurovision-superfan-heres-how-to-sound-like-a-pro-at-your-watch-party\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m a Eurovision superfan \u2013 here\u2019s how to sound like a pro at your watch party"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Think you know your Eurovision? (Picture: Getty\/Reuters\/ EPA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It’s time to hang out your finest flag bunting, dust off your scorecards and get the snacks in for one of the biggest TV nights of the year. <\/p>\n

Yes, Eurovision<\/a> is upon us once again, and whether you’re a superfan or whether it’s your idea of televisual hell, there’s no escaping the international Song Contest at this time of the year.<\/p>\n

The 2025 event is taking place in Basel<\/a>, Switzerland<\/a>, with the Grand Final on Saturday, May 17<\/a> \u2014 but there’s a lot to get through before then. We’re one semi-final down, but there’s still one to go to decide the countries appearing alongside the pre-qualified ‘Big Five’<\/a>: France, Italy, Germany<\/a>, Spain, the UK and hosts Switzerland<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And if you’re heading to a Eurovision watch party and want to seem like something of an expert (despite ignoring the contest for the other 364 days of the year), you might be wondering where to start.<\/p>\n

Well, here’s as good a place as any. I’ve watched every minute of every contest since 1980, I’ve been to the whole shebang four times and even reported on it from Vienna<\/a> and Lisbon<\/a>. Yep, I’m that person who stays home on Saturday nights in February to watch national finals and tentatively browses Airbnbs in potential host cities before the date has even been set. <\/p>\n

So, if you’re hoping to come across as a top-notch Eurovision expert to rival Graham Norton<\/a> and Rylan<\/a> come Saturday night, then fear not \u2014 I’m here to help.<\/p>\n

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There ain’t no party like a Eurovision watch party (Picture: Christopher Furlong\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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