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Knowing who is missing

One of the challenges when it comes to tracking down missing people for Six on Stage is knowing who’s missing.

Today I’ve added a new feature to highlight where I know there are people whose names are as yet uncovered.

One of the challenges when it comes to tracking down missing people for Six on Stage is knowing who’s missing. Are there four people listed against a song because two are unidentified for were there really just four people on stage?

Today I’ve added a new feature to highlight where I know there are people whose names are as yet uncovered. Thanks to recent Eurovision Again re-watches of the 1997 Contest and the 2007 Grand Final, the first pages to benefit are 1997 and 2007. I’ve also added this feature to the 1957 Contest but you wouldn’t be able to tell as there is no-one missing!

This data relies on literally counting the number of people on stage, so it will be tricky to produce for the more recent Eurovisions now that backing singers can be in the wings. But for most years, I’ll gradually be able to signpost who still needs tracking down – and if you know who one of these mysterious people is, please let me know!

Speaking of gradual work, I’m continuing to manually check all of the data on the site. I’m mostly working alphabetically and am currently on the letter M, with around 1,500 people still to go…

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