🇬🇧 Meet the TES Team: Ethan

Before September 1st hits, and we get sucked into a new Eurovision season, we wanted to take the opportunity to give our readers a chance to get to know our team a bit better.

There’s no other way to do this other than to do a series where we introduce ourselves. In this part, it is the turn of the Podcast Editor, Ethan.

Name: Ethan Tweddle

Age: 21

Pronouns: He/Him

You can find him posting on:

Instagram – @ethantweddle_onair

How did I get into Eurovision?

My first memory of the contest is watching Loreen win in 2012 with Euphoria. I would’ve been 7 years old at the time and I remember being amazed by her performance and from then on I made sure to watch the contest every year.

Up until 2017/2018 I only ever watched the grand finals, but as my love for the contest grew I started watching the semi finals every year.

At what point did I consider myself a Eurofan?

This is a tough one to answer as I can’t really pick a defining moment for this. If I had to choose, it would probably be when I first watched a national final which was in 2018.

How has my life changed?

Since becoming a Eurofan I wouldn’t say my life has changed in any major way. Despite saying this I’ve gained a massive appreciation for music from all over the world which I would like to believe stems from watching Eurovision.

What are my favourite Eurovision songs & countries?

Considering how wide ranged my taste in music is it’s really difficult to narrow this down to a handful of songs:

🇸🇪 Loreen – “Euphoria” (Sweden, 2012)
🇬🇧 Katrina & The Waves – “Love Shine A Light” (UK, 1997)
🇮🇪 Bambie Thug – “Doomsday Blue” (Ireland, 2024)
🇬🇧 Frances Ruffelle – “Lonely Symphony” (UK, 1994)
🇹🇷 Sertab Erener – “Every Way That I Can” (Turkey, 2003)

Favourite national final songs?

In all honesty, I’ve never really watched national finals. In all my years watching Eurovision the only national finals I’ve seen are the UK’s selections from 2018 and 2019. This is something I’m really wanting to change in the near future as there is so much music out there to be discovered.

🇬🇧 Holly Tandy – “Bigger Than Us” (Eurovision: You Decide, 2019)
🇬🇧 Raya – “Crazy” (Eurovision: You Decide, 2018)

What am I looking forward to next ESC season?

I’m really looking forward to seeing the advancements in how Eurovision is presented visually. Having a degree in Film & TV production, I’m excited to see how new tools are going to be used on screen. One of my favourite examples of this was the #Eurodab performance in Basel which I thought was very well put together and visually stunning.

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