16 June – Give heat to this winter
Second place. Is there a more frustrating position? Just ask anyone of a certain age from the United Kingdom of stuff. You try your...
15 June – There was a strong feeling to be young...
As I may have said on previous occasions, there are many performers out there who try year after year to make it to that...
14 June – Always stay cool, like a swimming pool
Eurovision attracts all sorts. Actors who can sing. Singers who can act. All round entertainers. National treasures. And, ahem, 'characters'.
Today's birthday boy falls into...
13 June – Do I have to live like this?
Which country would you like to see win for the first time? For me, for years, it was Portugal. Then we had 2017...
These days...
12 June – I liked our toxic love
Do you like a dramatic performance. One that draws you in and makes you feel for the singer. A singer who smoulders in front...
11 June – As a lake without water, as a lamp...
It was always interesting when our friends at the EBU relaxed the rule about singing in your own language. Obviously, where most songs are...
10 June – Are we going to lose it all?
Have you missed me? I've missed you all, and the chance to revive some obscure track, just because its singer has a birthday.
But we've...
6 June – Messy hair in the morning weaved by the...
For many of you, the 21st Century is where it's at. Some countries have had a good run of form since 2000, and some...
5 June – So I pack my bags and once again...
Today I've picked on one of those big stars for whom Eurovision was just a simple sideline. He won't be the only one who...
3 June – As long as we two rhyme
There are some times when I wish that more than one country could win our favourite TV show. No always because there are two...