ESC birthdays 26 April – Dance dance dance
It’s time for a winner of our favourite TV show, as it’s been a while. And it’s possibly the coolest winner of all time....
ESC birthdays 25 April – What’s always on YOUR mind?
It’s not long before everyone decamps (ahem) to Stockholm, we should remember that people still have birthdays to celebrate. Everyone likes birthdays and how...
ESC birthdays 24 April – We need more songs about coquettes
In this age of High Definition, odd TV ratios and social media, it is sometimes refreshing to go back to our Eurovision roots and...
ESC birthdays 20 April – Captured by a…
Did I have you fooled? There’s a famous winner whose title translated into English starts with those word. Is it that song’s performer’s birthday...
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 15 April – Do you live to write too?
You had Italy Minor yesterday, so it only seems appropriate to have Italy Proper today. I’m still convinced that they could the contest any...
ESC birthdays 14 April – Four candles?
Sometimes it’s hard to write something about a song you’ve picked to celebrate a birthday. Do you write about the country? Well, it’s been...
ESC birthdays 13 April – Don’t forget your party shoes
At the opposite end to yesterday’s birthday, there are countries who have never made a Grand Final. Well, two countries that have never been...
ESC birthdays 12 April – Boom boom, but no boomerang
Some countries have an almost exemplary record when it comes to getting out of a semi-final and into a Grand Final. So when a...
ESC birthdays 10 April – We all have the rhythm inside
A year is a long time in Eurovision. One minute you’re on a stage performing before an estimated 100 million people, the next you’re...