30 January – Just act normal
Do you get a bit down on Mondays? You know how it is - the weekend was a raging success, you ate, drank and...
14 March – Since yesterday, there are countless crumbled rocks
Do you ever think that some songs were in Eurovision in the wrong era? That ballad that languishes in the semi-final would have gone...
8 August – You left me only words, a shelter amongst...
There is that one rule that, as a singer, you need to strive for in Eurovision performances. Always get it right on the night....
12 September – Our hands will draw love
Eurovision can throw up interesting collaberations. To start with, we have the performers born in one country representing another. These are often culturally similar...
20 October – We built this castle based on lies
We've got a birthday today for one of our friends from Azerbaijan. As you'll know, they won once and would love to win again....
23 November – What’s the use of dreaming of a poem?
Manchego. You thought we'd picked a grand dame yesterday. Well, today we've picked an even grander dame. Singing for a Grand Duchy. As you'll...
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...
21 February – You’ll want to drink more
Language. It can always provoke debate in Eurovision circles. Free language rule or no free language rule? Song in one language or a combination...
13 April – Cold and dim are the skies
As you will have read yesterday, some decent songs stay in the semi-finals. Some dross rightly remain there too, but it just shows how...
29 June – I wouldn’t want it any other way
Do you think I am cheating when I pick one half of a duo? I think not. The individual concerned is a named performer,...