2022

Yearly Archives: 2022

22 September – I was practicing with it a lot like a samurai

Eurovision these days is all about English, isn't it? No other language gets a look in, does it? English is always the way forward. It...

21 September – Playing Tetris with my feelings

That class of 2020, eh? They keep amazing us with their also being the class of 2021. It was commendable of the various TV...

20 September – The darkness is sharp as a razor

For some, Eurovision is just a sideshow. These performers are already massive stars, and they take the Golden Ticket to burnish their credentials as...

19 September – I’m worn out without you

Our friends in Turkey/Türkiye are taking a sabbatical at the moment, and many of you out there miss them. They brought something slightly exotic...

17 September – I’ve been searching all the wrong places

That class of 2020, eh? How unlucky were they? They get all dressed up and have nowhere in Rotterdam to go. That is, until...
1981

It’s the second half of 1981 – Have you swapped shirts?

So we couldn't leave the second half of 1981 left undone - so we get to it now... How on earth did the UK win? Why...

16 September – Gasoline, kerosene, stop, drop, roll

From time to time something happens which is so left-field, you can't really believe it until you see it. Sometimes this left-field thing is...

So what’s been going on since we have been away

Hello! Well first of all, thanks for joining us again at OnEurope - we've been on a hiatus whilst Mr Phil (look at me, speaking...

13 September – There are no taboos anymore

There are some unlucky countries out there. They try and try and just can't quite get that elusive next win. Sometimes their best entries...

14 September – Long live all children

Did you ever spot a certain thing between 1967 and 1977? Yes, a country near the middle of Europe stopped participating. this was even...