5 December – I love you, my love, I love you
Another Sunday, and a little bit nearer to the Winter_solstice. It's also getting towards the party season, so you need a party tune to...
22 January – I’m taking my Pikachu home
As we know, when the contest takes place, there has to be a winner. It may not be every fan's favourite song. But the...
9 March – Theatre, it’s like an intoxication
There is an elite bunch of people out there who have taken part more than once. It's as if they cant get enough of...
17 April – Mesmerising
It was in 2020 when things changed. That contest we were all looking forward to in Rotterdam was almost upon us, and then it...
24 June – In a shadowy world lived a dazzling girl
If your country's début entry turns out to be a winner, then all of your subsequent performers are living in that song's shadow. It...
7 August – I’m not the man to be
Who, among the list of countries that have never won, would you like to see win? And why? Is it because they have had...
21 September – Playing Tetris with my feelings
That class of 2020, eh? They keep amazing us with their also being the class of 2021. It was commendable of the various TV...
26 October – Your soul between my fingers
If you recall, it seemed like there were hundreds of performers who didn't get the 2020 gig but were then kept on for Rotterdam...
10 December – Is this what you wanted?
Do you ever think some performers get a really bad deal? You can tell that they can definitely carry a song in a bucket....
3 January – You are the art that sweetens the skin
As you'll know, we pick performers from all years when we celebrate birthdays here. You'll relish the black & white of some, but equally...