Episode 1: Lordi, Lordi... Bias, Collusion, Neglect

Dr. Alexander Mantzaris joins us to discuss the findings from his paper, Examining Collusion and Voting Biases Between Countries During the Eurovision Song Contest Since 1957. ---> Acts Discussed in This Episode: Michalis Rakintzis, 2002 S.A.G.A.P.O., Greece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9FYAe90tG4 Lordi, 2006 Hard Rock Hallelujah, Finland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAh9NRGNhUU LT United, 2006: We Are the Winners, Lithuania https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBAdOlQPbwg Las Ketchup, 2006: Bloody Mary, Spain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8HnyH8PHVI "Greek God" Semifinal, 2006 (minutes 1-5): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itM8IzJakNU Materials Regarding Dr. Mantzaris' Findings: Full Journal Article: https://www.jasss.org/21/1/1.html Clickable Tableau App: https://public.tableau.com/views/TheEurovisionSongContestdoesjurybiasleadtovictory/EUROVISION?:language=en&:display_count=y&publish=yes&:origin=viz_share_link&:showVizHome=no Infographic: https://public.tableau.com/views/EurovisionjuryVSpublicvoteswhatarethepatterns/Eurovision_jury_VS_audience?:language=en-GB&publish=yes&:display_count=n&:origin=viz_share_link:showVizHome=no Dataviz Walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXXhQx1tmXE ESC Event: Saturday 22 October 2022, Southbank Centre, London Session 1: The Eurovision Song Contest 1962 Session 2: A Eurovision Extravaganza: The Changing Face of Eurovision https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=session1eurovisionplusintro&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id= Our Details: Email: [email protected] Patreon: eurovisionsongcontext Twitter: ESCconteXt