16 March – Crystal champagne, pearls, porcelain
Just occasionally, we get songs that break the mould. A song so different that it has to be seen to be believed, and our...
22 April – Don’t talk too much
We all remember 2024. It was memorable on so many levels. Not all of them completely savoury. But, we still had 37 songs competing...
1 June – We broke our wings in flight
Our friends in Romania haven't had it that good of late. After a good run of form for most of this century, we've now...
12 July – You’ve never lived alone in a spider’s web
We miss our friends in Bosnia and Herzegovina. There, we've said it. We want them back. They add something that's a heady mix of...
22 August – It’s how I learn to fly
All genres come along occasionally to our favourite TV show. Some welcome and do well. And some others, well... It also sometimes happens that...
2 October – Thinking of a faraway place
You can't beat a nice little greeting to get you in a good mood. And today's song is three minutes of good mood. In...
ESC birthdays 17 April – Please leave Eurovision alone
There’s always a lot of pressure when you’re the home entry. You country won the previous year, the winners got the best treatment a...
ESC birthdays 13/11 – He is the great new house
There are many contenders for the title of Mr Eurovision. You know who they are and I don’t want to sully this post with...
Eurovision birthdays 17/10 – The party for everybody’s over now
If in doubt, change your name. Today's birthday girl has been in the contest three times. The first was with a fellow...
Eurovision birthdays 11/12 – This is *my* life
Sweden. There, that got your attention. Some people out there think Swedish songs are the answer to everything. War. Famine....