2021 December
Monthly Archives: December 2021
31 December – So long au revoir (2021)
Another year ends, and we have a birthday to delight you. As you'll know, the contest started deep in the 20th Century, so we're...
Ronela goes to Turin for Albania.
o, after a final that took three days which included a pointless "getting rid of three newcomers because we can" on night one and...
29 December – But once the dice were loaded against him
Trailblazer. It's a word bandied around far too often, maybe not least by these birthday articles. But today we really do have a trailblazer....
28 December – Before you, I only existed
Some songs are just so good they get roundly ignored by the televoters and juries of Europe (and beyond). Other times, they get what...
27 December – I’ve shouted against walls
Those semi-finals are a brutal affair. The potential classic songs that fall by the wayside, meaning a possible winner has to watch from the...
25 December – Love doesn’t follow logic
We sometimes ramble on about countries gearing up for a win. You can think of your Russias or your Romanias or your Azerbaijans. But...
24 December – I won’t let them put my fire out
As you'll know, some people can't get enough of the drug that is the Eurovision stage. Some we like to see back. Some even...
22 December – Return to me the dawn
Our friends in Spain haven't had the best of times this century. The peak was a 6th place finish in 2001. Since then, well,...
A Christmas Special – we’ll it’s “Special” at any rate
Merry Christmas!
OnEurope decides to depress the hell out of your Christmas by taking apart the 7 song 1993 Eurovision Preselection in glorious detail -...
20 December – I found myself in you
As you'll know, there have been 65 contests. So that means 65 home entries. We had one yesterday, and we've got another one today....