24 November – Still thinking of September
The singers in our favourite TV show come from all over our fair continent (and beyond of course). You name a place in Europe,...
4 January – I’m naked and without wings like a fallen...
Our friends in France have been in our favourite TV show since the start. Yes, that's even those contests in the 20th Century. Five...
8 February – The bed next to me is empty
There are a few areas of the Eurovision world that are very cunningly tucked away. So tucked away that people often forget they're there....
16 March – Crystal champagne, pearls, porcelain
Just occasionally, we get songs that break the mould. A song so different that it has to be seen to be believed, and our...
22 April – Don’t talk too much
We all remember 2024. It was memorable on so many levels. Not all of them completely savoury. But, we still had 37 songs competing...
1 June – We broke our wings in flight
Our friends in Romania haven't had it that good of late. After a good run of form for most of this century, we've now...
12 July – You’ve never lived alone in a spider’s web
We miss our friends in Bosnia and Herzegovina. There, we've said it. We want them back. They add something that's a heady mix of...
22 August – It’s how I learn to fly
All genres come along occasionally to our favourite TV show. Some welcome and do well. And some others, well... It also sometimes happens that...
2 October – Thinking of a faraway place
You can't beat a nice little greeting to get you in a good mood. And today's song is three minutes of good mood. In...
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...