7 March – My pulse has gone dead
Honestly, my pulse hasn't gone dead. But this is one of the best phrases in today's song. You might not agree. There is one...
5 March – Baby, I love you… and you?
Spare a thought for our friends in Ukraine. They went and won our favourite TV show last year, and are loving the prospect of...
3 March – Polenta, Polenta, Polenta, Polenta, Polenta, Polenta, Polenta
Never forget your roots. So they say anyway. And that's why I've picked this birthday. It's that grande dame of Eurovision. No, not Sophie...
2 March – There’s a child running, a neighbour lurking
I picked out one of Eurovision's best triers yesterday. Today I'm picking a singer from a country that's tried. Oh, how they've tried, and...
1 March – Are you really a sex machine or just...
It's apparently the first day of Spring, so that sap is rising, and a Eurovision fan's attention turns to thoughts of... But in the...
28 February – A lot of fruits in the valleys and...
As you'll know, there are plenty of performers in Eurovision Song Contests who weren't born in Europe, or indeed the European Broadcasting Area. It...
26 February – I wonder if one day…
We have a winner! Yeah, I know that's a phrase you love to hear, especially if your own country's name is appended to it....
25 February – It’s the first time it’s happened to me
Do you think Italy could win our favourite TV show any time soon? They've been putting in the groundwork, and have almost been teasing...
24 February – I’m full of good vibrations, yeah
I've gone all French for your viewing pleasure. Well, one of those Francophone nations anyway. And it's a star who made their name long...
23 February – I go along with the joke for a...
I've picked an act who seemed to go by two names. Yes, Denmark I'm looking at you. It was in 1986 when we were...