2016 April
Monthly Archives: April 2016
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2016 – Part 31 – Norway
Clearly in the Boaty mc Boatface theme, Norway have chosen “Icebreaker” by Agnete. No, not the one from Abba, a 21 year old that...
Random videos – A lament to a missing nation
We’re all still getting to grips with a late absence in Stockholm next week. This is not to discuss whether what happened was right...
ESC birthdays 26 April – Dance dance dance
It’s time for a winner of our favourite TV show, as it’s been a while. And it’s possibly the coolest winner of all time....
ESC birthdays 25 April – What’s always on YOUR mind?
It’s not long before everyone decamps (ahem) to Stockholm, we should remember that people still have birthdays to celebrate. Everyone likes birthdays and how...
ESC birthdays 24 April – We need more songs about coquettes
In this age of High Definition, odd TV ratios and social media, it is sometimes refreshing to go back to our Eurovision roots and...
ESC birthdays 20 April – Captured by a…
Did I have you fooled? There’s a famous winner whose title translated into English starts with those word. Is it that song’s performer’s birthday...
Hitting all the notes – but in random order
It was 2000, a brave new world - and just for a change we were in Stockholm for Eurovision.
Belgium did their usual thing and...
ESC birthdays 17 April – Please leave Eurovision alone
There’s always a lot of pressure when you’re the home entry. You country won the previous year, the winners got the best treatment a...
ESC birthdays 15 April – Do you live to write too?
You had Italy Minor yesterday, so it only seems appropriate to have Italy Proper today. I’m still convinced that they could the contest any...
ESC birthdays 14 April – Four candles?
Sometimes it’s hard to write something about a song you’ve picked to celebrate a birthday. Do you write about the country? Well, it’s been...