11 January – Just pain, fake love and drunken lie
How do I follow one of the best songs ever (in my opinion) that appeared on a Eurovision stage? Read my article on yesterday's...
10 January – Asking for a simple happy life
Here's another trailblazer. In other words, this person sang the first ever song for this country. But she's blazed such a trail, no-one has...
9 January – Like a wave
Just when you thought I was going to avoid a certain country, I found this birthday today and knew I had to pick this...
7 January – You think and dream of me
No, I'm not being conceited, although I'm sure there are some people out there who do. I jest of course. I didn't write that...
6 January – We’ve been wastin’ so much time
Eurovision's a-coming. Well, maybe not tomorrow, but it'll be here before you can recite the act name that sang for Luxembourg in 1985. As...
4 January – I listen to the radio
With a lyric like that, it's a wonder today's song didn't do better. Perhaps it was the severe make-up. Or the mischievous green shawl...
3 January – You’ve got the sheet and I have the...
Today is a treat, because we have a marvellous Estonian for your viewing pleasure. As you'll know, a certain Baltic nation was the first...
1 January – Boom boom boom
Happy New Year. And what better way than to celebrate with something refreshingly upbeat and just a little bit mad. Something that gives the...
29 December – Tong-ki tong ti-ki kong-kong-kong
We all love a trailblazer. You know the sort - someone who, knowingly or otherwise, strikes a first. It could be the first winner,...
28 December – Before you I only existed
I'm being a little naughty today and breaking one of my golden rules. As you may have noticed, I never post a birthday for...