Eurovision: Here are the contest's strongest geopolitical alliances throughout the years

Politics is everywhere, including music

New investigation connected nan past 9 editions of nan Eurovision Song Contest has revealed absorbing voting patterns that bespeak taste and geographical proximity, pinch immoderate notable surprises.

The tightest bonds are among Mediterranean countries.

Cyprus and Greece person had nan strongest bilateral relationship, exchanging a whopping 267 points since 2016. Italy and Albania besides showed patient communal support, pinch 187 points, followed by nan Malta-Italy narration astatine 172 points.

Balkans successful 'turmoil', confederate Europe successful 'love', Caucasus 'resilient'

The study besides breaks down nan astir communal themes successful Eurovision lyrics by region since 1956, revealing a divers affectional representation of Europe.

Emotional turmoil - longing, nostalgia, heartbreak - runs heavy successful nan Balkans, featuring successful astir 18% of their entries, while nan strongest taxable among Caucasian and cardinal European countries was resilience (17% and 9.4% respectively).

Western Europe leans into resilience excessively (7.8%) but besides places notable accent connected relationship (9.0%), while successful confederate Europe it's each astir emotion and relationship (10%).

Topics crossed nan years: 2020s Eurovisions evermore 'hopeless'

The study besides shows really salient nan topics were successful nan lyrics crossed nan decades.

"Love" remains nan hottest theme, but has been steadily declining since nan Nineties.

The past 25 years saw nan maturation of "identity", "emotional turmoil" and "resilience", while dream collapsed to almost zero aft nan 2010s.

"As affectional turmoil takes centre stage, unity, love, connection, and dream scope their lowest point—yet resilience and empowerment statesman to emerge", says nan Synthesis analysis.

Is Sweden nan astir celebrated state successful Eurovision?

A further look astatine voting indicates that Baltic states person a spot for their Nordic neighbours, handing them 590 points, astir double what they springiness each different (306).

Sweden, successful particular, tends to person accordant support crossed Europe, arsenic good arsenic from its Scandinavian pals. Ukraine excessively has been consistently supported, peculiarly by Baltic states.

On nan different hand, Germany has been giving its votes wide among Nordic countries and awesome Western European nations, but receives comparatively humble support from others.

In position of all-time winners, Sweden and Ireland lead pinch 7 editions each followed by nan UK, France, nan Netherlands and Luxembourg (5 each).