2024
Yearly Archives: 2024
So we’re back down to Zero then?
So after a week of noise from all corners of the internet, the study of rules that people seem to know better than the...
3 December – It is not a secret
In these days of 21st Century contests, it's becoming common that we're getting alumni from the Junior version. No-one's yet done the double, but...
2 December – But you’re cold, cold, so cold
It's time for another one of our home entrants today. That poisoned chalice of wanting to win on your home turf, but not wanting...
Sanremo makes people do funny things
The granddaddy of them all, the Sanremo music festival, has been busy during the off-season. Not only have they changed artistic director, with Amadeus...
1 December – Without a doubt, I will follow you
Has the free language rule signalled the death knell for some languages? It's true that songs in Italian and Portuguese have won in the...
29 November – I’m losing myself while chasing highs
Do you have a penchant for duets? Do you like the close harmonies when two well-suited singers are paired up for a gem of...
30 November – Everybody deserves a chance
We miss our friends the Magyars, and we want them back. Perhaps mainly because they've tried a variety of musical styles down the years....
28 November – Do you listen to your teacher? No, I don’t think so
The 'novelty' song. Every contest has them. Just look at Carola. I joke. Carola has never been a novelty. But these songs sometimes do...
A song for our Monty? – We think so!
So tonight is the night we get our first song for Europe 2025..... at the back end of 2024 and no, for once, it's...
27 November – Hear the rumble
Do you prefer a banger of a song, or are you more a ballad-lover? Are you the first on the dancefloor when that Schlager...
