Oliver Pearce
@oliverpearce576.bsky.social
I am concluding my blog for 2025 with my personal #Eurovision awards. Read to find out my picks in categories including best outfit, most improved and lifetime achievement award.
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The Eurovision Awards 2025
Somehow 2025 is almost at an end. I don’t know about you, but I think it’s absolutely flown by, and it feels like such a lot has happened....
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December 31, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I am concluding my blog for 2025 with my personal #Eurovision awards. Read to find out my picks in categories including best outfit, most improved and lifetime achievement award.
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
Tonight, Montenegro 🇲🇪 will select its representative for #Eurovision in Vienna. Here are my top five favourites to win Montesong.
December 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Tonight, Montenegro 🇲🇪 will select its representative for #Eurovision in Vienna. Here are my top five favourites to win Montesong.
Somehow #Eurovision 2026 National Final season is upon us already. In honour of the final of Festivali i Këngës this evening, here are my top five picks to represent Albania 🇦🇱.
December 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Somehow #Eurovision 2026 National Final season is upon us already. In honour of the final of Festivali i Këngës this evening, here are my top five picks to represent Albania 🇦🇱.
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I reviewed this year’s Junior #Eurovision Song Contest - featuring my opinionated younger sister and a modest proposal for a change to the voting system.
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Junior Eurovision 2025: Recap & Review
I have followed the Junior Eurovision Song Contest intermittently since 2018. Back then, I had only just become a die-hard Eurovision fan,...
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December 15, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I reviewed this year’s Junior #Eurovision Song Contest - featuring my opinionated younger sister and a modest proposal for a change to the voting system.
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/12/juni...
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/12/juni...
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🚨🇦🇹 OFFICIAL: 35 countries will participate in the #Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna.
The 70th anniversary edition will feature the fewest number of participants since 2003, and the largest boycott in Eurovision history as 5 broadcasters withdraw over Israel's inclusion.
The 70th anniversary edition will feature the fewest number of participants since 2003, and the largest boycott in Eurovision history as 5 broadcasters withdraw over Israel's inclusion.
December 15, 2025 at 11:12 AM
🚨🇦🇹 OFFICIAL: 35 countries will participate in the #Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna.
The 70th anniversary edition will feature the fewest number of participants since 2003, and the largest boycott in Eurovision history as 5 broadcasters withdraw over Israel's inclusion.
The 70th anniversary edition will feature the fewest number of participants since 2003, and the largest boycott in Eurovision history as 5 broadcasters withdraw over Israel's inclusion.
I reviewed this year’s Junior #Eurovision Song Contest - featuring my opinionated younger sister and a modest proposal for a change to the voting system.
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/12/juni...
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/12/juni...
Junior Eurovision 2025: Recap & Review
I have followed the Junior Eurovision Song Contest intermittently since 2018. Back then, I had only just become a die-hard Eurovision fan,...
united-by-music.blogspot.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I reviewed this year’s Junior #Eurovision Song Contest - featuring my opinionated younger sister and a modest proposal for a change to the voting system.
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/12/juni...
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/12/juni...
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📝 Eurovision Director Martin Green has published a letter to the Eurovision fans
"We will ensure that all participating broadcasters respect the rules of the competition and if they don’t you have a personal pledge from me, we will not tolerate it and call it out"
"We will ensure that all participating broadcasters respect the rules of the competition and if they don’t you have a personal pledge from me, we will not tolerate it and call it out"
December 11, 2025 at 10:26 AM
📝 Eurovision Director Martin Green has published a letter to the Eurovision fans
"We will ensure that all participating broadcasters respect the rules of the competition and if they don’t you have a personal pledge from me, we will not tolerate it and call it out"
"We will ensure that all participating broadcasters respect the rules of the competition and if they don’t you have a personal pledge from me, we will not tolerate it and call it out"
Introducing my #Eurovision Advent Calendar: 24 days of some of my favourite Eurovision songs to lead us up to Christmas.
December 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Introducing my #Eurovision Advent Calendar: 24 days of some of my favourite Eurovision songs to lead us up to Christmas.
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Heading back to the world of #Eurovision for a look back at the history of Luxembourg in the song contest - featuring my summer holiday…
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A Eurovision Pilgrimage in Luxembourg
This summer, whilst on holiday in the lovely country of Luxembourg, I spent a day exploring the capital, the appropriately-named Luxembourg...
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November 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Heading back to the world of #Eurovision for a look back at the history of Luxembourg in the song contest - featuring my summer holiday…
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-eu...
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-eu...
Heading back to the world of #Eurovision for a look back at the history of Luxembourg in the song contest - featuring my summer holiday…
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-eu...
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-eu...
A Eurovision Pilgrimage in Luxembourg
This summer, whilst on holiday in the lovely country of Luxembourg, I spent a day exploring the capital, the appropriately-named Luxembourg...
united-by-music.blogspot.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Heading back to the world of #Eurovision for a look back at the history of Luxembourg in the song contest - featuring my summer holiday…
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-eu...
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-eu...
I’m very late to the party but have finally published my #Strictly Week 2 stats recap. See how things stacked up before Movie Week!
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Strictly 2025, Week 2: Foxtrots, Fumbles and Finding Form
Note: The majority of this article was written last week, but I ended up being very busy and wasn’t able to finish it in time to publish b...
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October 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I’m very late to the party but have finally published my #Strictly Week 2 stats recap. See how things stacked up before Movie Week!
strictly-come-data.blogspot.com/2025/10/stri...
strictly-come-data.blogspot.com/2025/10/stri...
If you’re looking forward to tonight’s #Strictly instalment, why not remind yourself of everything that went down last week?
#Strictly 2025 kicked off with a bang at the weekend, and I’ve got all the data behind the dances! My Week 1 stats recap is now live.
strictly-come-data.blogspot.com/2025/09/stri...
strictly-come-data.blogspot.com/2025/09/stri...
Strictly 2025, Week 1: Sequins, Scores and Surprises
Week 1 of Strictly Come Dancing is always about first impressions: not just for the celebrities, but for the data as well. The opening dance...
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October 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
If you’re looking forward to tonight’s #Strictly instalment, why not remind yourself of everything that went down last week?
This week will see the 250th competitive Cha Cha Cha performed on #Strictly. To celebrate, I’m taking a look back at the history of the dance on the show. Now live with as many numbers as you could want!
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Crunching the Numbers on 250 Cha Cha Chas
Few dances split opinion on Strictly quite like the Cha Cha Cha. Loved by some for its cheeky energy, dreaded by others for its difficult te...
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October 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
This week will see the 250th competitive Cha Cha Cha performed on #Strictly. To celebrate, I’m taking a look back at the history of the dance on the show. Now live with as many numbers as you could want!
strictly-come-data.blogspot.com/2025/10/crun...
strictly-come-data.blogspot.com/2025/10/crun...
#Strictly 2025 kicked off with a bang at the weekend, and I’ve got all the data behind the dances! My Week 1 stats recap is now live.
strictly-come-data.blogspot.com/2025/09/stri...
strictly-come-data.blogspot.com/2025/09/stri...
Strictly 2025, Week 1: Sequins, Scores and Surprises
Week 1 of Strictly Come Dancing is always about first impressions: not just for the celebrities, but for the data as well. The opening dance...
strictly-come-data.blogspot.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
#Strictly 2025 kicked off with a bang at the weekend, and I’ve got all the data behind the dances! My Week 1 stats recap is now live.
strictly-come-data.blogspot.com/2025/09/stri...
strictly-come-data.blogspot.com/2025/09/stri...
Can’t wait for this evening’s #Strictly live show? Why not have a look back at some previous contestants’ first dances on my blog?
Also on Strictly Come Data: My first proper post is now live, looking back at the celebrities who had the honour of dancing with the reigning professional champion. From glitterball glory to first dance jitters - who kept their sparkle? #Strictly
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The Glitterball Hangover: Do Winners Get Lucky Again?
Winning the glitterball is the ultimate achievement for any professional dancer on Strictly: the moment when hard work, genius choreograph...
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September 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Can’t wait for this evening’s #Strictly live show? Why not have a look back at some previous contestants’ first dances on my blog?
Also on Strictly Come Data: My first proper post is now live, looking back at the celebrities who had the honour of dancing with the reigning professional champion. From glitterball glory to first dance jitters - who kept their sparkle? #Strictly
strictly-come-data.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-...
strictly-come-data.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-...
The Glitterball Hangover: Do Winners Get Lucky Again?
Winning the glitterball is the ultimate achievement for any professional dancer on Strictly: the moment when hard work, genius choreograph...
strictly-come-data.blogspot.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Also on Strictly Come Data: My first proper post is now live, looking back at the celebrities who had the honour of dancing with the reigning professional champion. From glitterball glory to first dance jitters - who kept their sparkle? #Strictly
strictly-come-data.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-...
strictly-come-data.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-...
New on United by Music: My #Eurovision 2025 coverage concludes with an analysis of this year’s televote results. I’ve really enjoyed looking more closely at the data, and would be thrilled if you gave it a read.
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united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/09/euro...
Eurovision 2025: Televote Results Analysis
Since 1997, the result of the Eurovision Song Contest has been decided at least in part by ‘televoting’: votes cast by the public watching...
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September 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
New on United by Music: My #Eurovision 2025 coverage concludes with an analysis of this year’s televote results. I’ve really enjoyed looking more closely at the data, and would be thrilled if you gave it a read.
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/09/euro...
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/09/euro...
I’m very excited to introduce my new project, a new blog about the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing. “Strictly Come Data” will provide a look at the numbers behind Britain’s favourite TV programme. Please do have a look! #Strictly
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Welcome to Strictly Come Data
Hello, and thank you for visiting Strictly Come Data , my new blog offering a quantitative analysis of the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing. I’m ...
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September 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I’m very excited to introduce my new project, a new blog about the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing. “Strictly Come Data” will provide a look at the numbers behind Britain’s favourite TV programme. Please do have a look! #Strictly
strictly-come-data.blogspot.com/2025/09/welc...
strictly-come-data.blogspot.com/2025/09/welc...
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At long last, my analysis of the jury voting at #Eurovision 2025 is out! This one has been a lot of hard work, so I’d really appreciate you giving it a read.
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/08/euro...
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/08/euro...
Eurovision 2025: Jury Results Analysis
Half of the result of the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 was decided by the votes of each participating country’s nationa...
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August 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
At long last, my analysis of the jury voting at #Eurovision 2025 is out! This one has been a lot of hard work, so I’d really appreciate you giving it a read.
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/08/euro...
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/08/euro...
At long last, my analysis of the jury voting at #Eurovision 2025 is out! This one has been a lot of hard work, so I’d really appreciate you giving it a read.
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/08/euro...
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/08/euro...
Eurovision 2025: Jury Results Analysis
Half of the result of the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 was decided by the votes of each participating country’s nationa...
united-by-music.blogspot.com
August 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
At long last, my analysis of the jury voting at #Eurovision 2025 is out! This one has been a lot of hard work, so I’d really appreciate you giving it a read.
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/08/euro...
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/08/euro...
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To celebrate the start of a new month, I’ve published my analysis of the results of the second semi-final of #Eurovision 2025 (or maybe it’s just a coincidence). Please take a look anyway!
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/08/euro...
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/08/euro...
united-by-music.blogspot.com
August 1, 2025 at 7:19 AM
To celebrate the start of a new month, I’ve published my analysis of the results of the second semi-final of #Eurovision 2025 (or maybe it’s just a coincidence). Please take a look anyway!
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/08/euro...
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/08/euro...
To celebrate the start of a new month, I’ve published my analysis of the results of the second semi-final of #Eurovision 2025 (or maybe it’s just a coincidence). Please take a look anyway!
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/08/euro...
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/08/euro...
united-by-music.blogspot.com
August 1, 2025 at 7:19 AM
To celebrate the start of a new month, I’ve published my analysis of the results of the second semi-final of #Eurovision 2025 (or maybe it’s just a coincidence). Please take a look anyway!
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/08/euro...
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/08/euro...
Reposted by Oliver Pearce
My analysis of the results of the first semi-final is now live on the blog. Please do give it a read! #Eurovision
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/07/euro...
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/07/euro...
Eurovision 2025: Semi-Final 1 Results Analysis
Fifteen countries competed in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, yet only ten could qualify for the final. In the end...
united-by-music.blogspot.com
July 16, 2025 at 11:34 AM
My analysis of the results of the first semi-final is now live on the blog. Please do give it a read! #Eurovision
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/07/euro...
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/07/euro...
My analysis of the results of the first semi-final is now live on the blog. Please do give it a read! #Eurovision
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/07/euro...
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/07/euro...
Eurovision 2025: Semi-Final 1 Results Analysis
Fifteen countries competed in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, yet only ten could qualify for the final. In the end...
united-by-music.blogspot.com
July 16, 2025 at 11:34 AM
My analysis of the results of the first semi-final is now live on the blog. Please do give it a read! #Eurovision
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/07/euro...
united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/07/euro...
Reposted by Oliver Pearce
Much later than expected but my #Eurovision 2025 post-show analysis is now live! Please do have a look if you’re interested: united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/07/euro...
Eurovision 2025: Post-Show Analysis
It’s been a while since the Grand Final of Eurovision 2025, and I think it’s about time for me to have a little look back and reflect on eve...
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July 3, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Much later than expected but my #Eurovision 2025 post-show analysis is now live! Please do have a look if you’re interested: united-by-music.blogspot.com/2025/07/euro...