2018
Yearly Archives: 2018
I wonder what’s behind door 22 – or even door 23
For those of you with better pre-Christmas constitutions than us here at OnEurope Towers, I have good news. Your Christmas advent calendar has landed...
Ireland and the Eurovision backstop
In the latest of our occasional Eurovision history series, Phil ponders the 'Irish Question' - or how Ireland lost the knack of Eurovision. Forget...
Sanremo goes public with names for 2019
24 acts will compete in the 2019 Sanremo Festival. The competition traditionally sources the Italian Eurovision song.
For the first time since 2004, there will...
Cyprus says Tamta, I say tomato
The Cypriot broadcaster CYBC has been busy on the last working day before Christmas by release this piece of news to all and sundry...
A beginner’s guide To Tel Aviv
It’s about that time of year when you start making your Eurovision travel plans firmer and begin to book your planes and rooms. if...
Who’s in the running for Romania?
TVR has named the 24 entrants for their Eurovision national selection contest. Selecția Națională will this year take place in late January and early...
19 December – I’d hold my breath ’til my face turned blue
A home entry? It's about time we had one. It's always the poison chalice of Eurovision singers. But at least you'll have a lot...
18 December – Without a parachute in the night?
You know how there are lots of jobbing songwriters out there. The ones that have a whole clutch of songs that they peddle around...
RTCG picks five acts for national selection
Broadcaster RTCG has shortlisted five acts in its search for an entry for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest.
They didn't have much to go on,...
Like a guitar in the night
We don't just have songs that missed out on a place in a semi-final here. We pick classics that have stood the test of...