“对所有欧洲电视网歌唱大赛的粉丝来说是一场盛宴。详尽地记录了大赛的历史。”——Graham Norton
“我给这本书满分。”——Mel Giedroyc，BBC主持人
“我一直觉得欧洲电视网歌唱大赛只是个笑话，但Chris的这本书让我明白这是反映文化、政治变革的一面镜子。他还指出，作为欧洲最受欢迎的比赛，它还能给欧盟的领导人们一些关于透明度的经验教训。他还让我们捧腹大笑。”—— Robert Tombs，剑桥大学现代历史教授
“在所有引人注目的流行琐事中，West很努力地表明了自己的政治观点，而他的文字非常具有说服力。”——《卫报》
"A feast for any Eurovision fan. As thorough a history of the contest as anyone could desire." - Graham Norton
"This book definitely gets douze points from me." - Mel Giedroyc, BBC TV presenter
"It’s a toss-up which will be first: England winning the World Cup again, or the UK winning Eurovision again. While you re waiting, this book is the perfect companion." - Tim Rice"Don t ever say that Eurovision isn t political. It is. Chris West’s book brings the colourful history of Europe to life through the prism of the even more colourful Eurovision Song Contest. It is a cornucopia of information, with everything I wanted to know about modern history and the contest." - Katrina Leskanich, Katrina & The Waves (Eurovision winner, 1997)
"For Europhiles, Europhobes and the Euro-cautious alike: witty, informed and insightful." - Alison Light, author of Common People and Senior Associate at Pembroke College, Oxford
"Surprisingly erudite on Europe, its failings and its triumphs, it’s a timely, readable and fun book!" - Tim Judah, author of In Wartime: Stories from Ukraine
"I ve always thought Eurovision was just a joke, but Chris West shows how it has always been a mirror of cultural and political change. He also thinks that as the most popular European institution, it can give lessons in transparency and accessibility to the leaders of the EU. But he does give us some laughs too." - Robert Tombs, Professor of Modern History, University of Cambridge
"A highly entertaining history of modern Europe through the prism of Eurovision. is book shows that the contest has an essential role to play in international diplomacy." - Nicola Clase, presenter of ’The Swedish Ambassador’s Guide to Eurovision’ (BBC Radio)
"I curse Chris West for making Eurovision so entertaining I shall have to go back to watching it. He interweaves the often comic stories of the contest with the sometimes tragic recent history of our continent. All of human genius, and our capacity for screwing up, are here, told with wit, wisdom and humanity." - Sir Stephen Wall, British Permanent Representative to the EU 1995 2000
"A fascinating and accessible journey through post-war European politics. I’ve got several people already clamouring to borrow my copy after my enthusiastic ’Did you know...?’ sharing moments as I was reading it." - Debbie Young, author of Quick Change
"Reveals little known parallels between the European Union and the Eurovision Song Contest. An essential read for followers of politics and popular music alike." --Gordon Lewis, Editor-in-Chief, Vision (the UK s Eurovision Magazine)
"Eurovision! will provide you with a succinct, entertaining overview of European life over the past sixty years." - Times Literary Supplement
"West argues that while the contest has evolved to show tolerance, the EU has proved less flexible... this is a book for ardent Eurovision fans who will lap up the Eurotrivia." - Daily Express
"Amid all the engaging pop trivia, West works hard to make his political points, and his introduction is persuasive." --The Guardian