2020
Yearly Archives: 2020
21 December – What a warm midsummer night
Do you wonder why some songs change the language they're sing in between the selection and the contest? It could be because of the...
20 December – Yes, yes
Our friends in Italy are an interesting case study. Their relationship with the Eurovision Song Contest seems more love/hate than most. And there's a...
18 December – You came here in the night
Have you ever liked one of those songs that the fans think will win by a country mile, only for it to not quite...
16 December – We’ll dance together in that dream
Some countries have flirted with that first win, but it's never actually happened. But as we often say, past form is no guide to...
Croatian DORA back for another year – she’s not exploring!
HRT has announced the 14 acts competing for the right to represent Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam.
Of the 140 songs...
14 December – Light me up Light me up, now
Our friends in Poland 'get' the Junior version of our favourite TV show. Back-to-back wins are testament to that. But the big one is...
OnEurope’s Video Vault 2020 – Episode 18 – Back to the Past?
In this week's instalment, Phil wonders whether singing and hairdressing are true Eurovision bedfellows.
https://youtu.be/OWWbPh0-uw0
12 December – Oh paradise, where are you?
All countries have good times and bad times at our favourite TV show. Those that were doing well in the 1990s might be having...
11 December – Tomorrow we’ll have gardens for picking bouquets of dreams
What do you do if your country doesn't pick you to represent them at our favourite TV show? You find someone else who will....
10 December – I feel the warmth of summer deep inside of me
In the 1970s, for a few short years, a repertory company had things sewn up for Norway. Think of Thomas G:son of their day...
