ESC birthdays 1/9 – Slow and steady wins the race, but...
We all live in a continent jam-packed with interesting languages. Some are mutually intelligible, and some stand alone. There has been so much choice...
1 July – Tonight I’m gonna eat you up
Have any of you out there ever tried to take part in our favourite TV show? Are you a part-time musician who has a...
ESC birthdays – Do you remember France? They used to win
It seems odd in these days of dominance by Scandinavia and states of central and eastern Europe that our favourite TV show was once...
21 May – Too many are dying in vain
There are, occasionally, times when you come across a song. There's nothing wrong with it, but you know it will sadly fail at the...
2 December – It’s all black and white and there’s no...
It's time for another one of our home entrants today. That poisoned chalice of wanting to win on your home turf, but not wanting...
25 September – Nobody sees you crying
You want a cracker of a song? One that has everything? Power? Emotion? Wind machines? Wafty dresses? Marzipan? Well, maybe not the marzipan, but...
3 November – Forever’s here to stay
Our favourite TV show can be a springboard to stardom. Or it could be a time to perform on TV before you go back...
5 July – Well, look at us now
Ah, the guilty pleasure. The term might be a little odd, but we all have the song that you think you shouldn't like, but...
24 February – It’s springtime and I’m not even twenty yet
We often mention those false-flaggers that come and go each year. You wonder why some countries use them, but then there are others that...
3 May – Today I was left empty to get filled...
We will soon have a new winner of the Eurovision Song Contest. Who will it be? One of the lucky qualifiers from a semi-final?...