2023 February

Monthly Archives: February 2023

28 February – We’re on the edge tonight

Are you always able to pick a winner when you first hear it? Or does it baffle you completely when wins? Obviously, if...

27 February – No one ever said we should be proud

It's always interesting how some countries choose their singers and songs. Some go internal, or there's the bog standard national final. Or you could...
Blanka

Polish Eurovision heart beats on

TVP - the Polish national broadcaster - picked its Eurovision 2023 song this evening, during 'Tu Bije Serce Europy! Wybieramy Hit Na Eurowizję' -...

26 February – I searched for myself, here and in other countries

Are the contests too big? Do you like 154 countries taking part, or were you happy when it was just 20? It has increased...
Portugal Eurovision

Late night news from Portugal

Another Eurovision Saturday evening ended with Portugal picking seven songs from a starting field of ten to advance to the Festival da Canção 2023. The...
Piqued Jacks

Can Piqued Jacks do better than Valentina Monetta?

I am so hoping you saw what I did there, because I hate wasting poetry on the uninitiated. Yes, after copying the Sanremo festival all...

Icelanders doing a Sweden – Semi 2 Results

Just when you thought that the Scandis were done with all their semi final shenanigans, the Icelanders come up with their set. To be...
Käärijä

Have the Finns got the recipe right?

The general consensus in the fan community is that UMK 2023 is one of the better national selections of this year. And that from...
Loreen

So was it the Loreen show after all?

Depending on whom you talk to in the Eurovision firmament, it was either the worst MF semi final ever this week, or Loreen stole...

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...