Hello everyone, my name is Steve and I am a Eurovision addict. I’m not exactly sure at what age I became a Eurovision fan, though I’ve been watching the show for as long as I can remember. Being a huge ABBA fan and knowing that they had won in 1974 had something to do with my involvement in watching Eurovision perhaps? Once I moved out of my parents home, I would host Eurovision parties for all my friends in the hopes I would convince them to join the cult of Eurovision. Thankfully, I was able to recruit my partner Brett into the cult! After decades of watching the Eurovision Song Contest on TV, my dream of finally attending the contest came true. I attended my first Eurovision Song Contest in 2013 – Malmö, Sweden!

A bit about me and Eurovision:

EUROVISION ATTENDANCE:

Malmö 2013 and Copenhagen 2014

GOOSE BUMP MOMENT:

The deafening cheers for Conchita in Copenhagen – this definitely was not captured on the broadcast!

FAVOURITE WINNER:

Loreen “Euphoria”

WHY I JOINED:

I’ve always wanted to make connections with other people that are passionate about Eurovision, so I thought OGAE would be one of the best places to start!

FAVOURITE NON-WINNER:

Eric Saade “Popular”

CRAZIEST MOMENT:

Silvia Night’s rant after failing to make the final in 2006 – that YouTube clip always puts a smile on my face!