Sentiment analysis uses natural language processing to analyse text data and identify its intent. In this talk we will look at the data from Eurovision competition using music information retrieval methods. The voting patterns have been under some statistical scrutiny, but the music itself also has trends to be uncovered over time. Using this data, we gain a window into the voting habits of different nations and answer the question, 'Are there voting blocs in the Eurovision Song Contest?'ĭr Anna Aljanaki (University of Tartu) – ‘Eurovision contest statistics over the years: the sound, the lyrics, the winners’Įurovision song contest has been held since 1956 and is very well documented, including all the music, lyrics and voting patterns. Since 2014 the Eurovision Song Contest has released voting statistics from each nation's Tele Vote. Please register only if attending in-person so we can budget for refreshments.Īdam Price – ‘Identifying Voting Blocs In The Eurovision Tele Vote’ĭr Anna Aljanaki (Lancaster University) – ‘Eurovision contest statistics over the years: the sound, the lyrics, the winners’Īlan Wise (Lancaster University) – ‘Say Wonderful Things, A Sentiment Analysis of Eurovision Lyrics’ĭr Andrew Gustar (The Open University) – ‘The joys of Eurovision Scoring’ The event will take place on-campus at the University of Liverpool and will be freely available to watch live on our YouTube channel and will appear on the homepage when the event starts.
We will welcome speakers showing the links between maths, statistics, and Eurovision in uncovering what statistical patterns within lyrics and voting can tell us about the contest, as well as trying to find what makes that elusive “winning formula”! The Eurovision Song Contest has showcased a wealth of European cultural phenomena for over 65 years, though not many realise just how much statistical input there is to the contest and how much data it generates.
The Royal Statistical Society’s Merseyside Local Group are pleased to announce a special event jointly hosted with the University of Liverpool in celebration of Liverpool hosting the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in May.
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