2018
Yearly Archives: 2018
Si, Fuego … those Cypriots are at it again
....no, not remaking the Renault car of the 1980's, but burning us all with the song "Fuego" (it's Spanish for Fire don't you know)
The...
1 March – The new butterfly always leaves behind the chrysalis you once were
It's that birthday you've been waiting for all of 2018. An absolute doyen of her country, and purveyor of the finest music her country...
28 February – Forests could still sing
Remember when betting was a small simple affair. You bet on a song to win, or one of those each way things? Life was...
Sounds familiar – not at Eurovision
There are those who suggest you can tell a Eurovision song a mile off. They'd go so far as to suggest they all sound...
27 February – Your silky sheets and breakfast on blue balconies
I've picked a random video today for your enjoyment. It's definitely a song I enjoy although I realise it could be a song that...
26 February – I searched for myself, here and in other countries
Does it ever confuse you when you can't quite work out who is the lead singer in an act? Jump the Gun is a...
Are we dancers? No, we’re humans … if you’re Romanian
So, after FIVE semi finals in various weird and wonderful locations around Romania - including an actual salt mine - a professional jury and...
Sevak Khanagyan bags Armenian Eurovision job
Armenia will send its first entirely non-English entry to the Eurovision Song Contest this year. Sevak Khanagyan was declared the winner of Depi Evratesil 2018 with...
Rice rice baby … Has Latvia sent a tasty dish … or is it...
She seriously can't be called Laura Rizzotto, can she? Apparently that is her real name and she's from that often under-utilised demographic of "Latvian-Brazilian"...
25 February – I become an explosion in front of you
You have to admire those that keep coming back time after time. The first couple of times, you sing a song written by your...