1 November – We need more songs about 15 June
Is there anything worse than being the Eurovision entry from the home country? Other participants get to see new an exciting places. Icelanders in...
18 December – One chance to get it wrong
It's fan favourite alert time at the Café OnEurope, and have we got a treat for you? Have we? Oh, right, yes we have....
5 February – I play the piano and you smile
I need a bit more southern European optimism. Sun, warm weather and beaches are all things that I'd like to see right now. Which...
21 March – You’re my waterfall
Now there's a song lyric that we can all relate to. After all, who wouldn't want to be a waterfall? Not just any old...
13 August – The stories I made up for my parents
Did you like our pick from the 1960s yesterday? Would you like another 'vintage' song today? Yes? Well here's another treat for you. It's...
18 September – If you really love the love you say...
Another week and another birthday, and it's from our friends in Luthuania. As you'll know, they have an interesting selection process down Kaunas way...
22 October – Take the air that I breathe
It's always a source of debate amongst fans of Europe's favourite TV show. No, not 'How old is Carola?', although I'm sure that question...
28 November – You’re a casual man
Blue Stilton. Intrigued by the lyric above? Go on, admit it, you are. Is casual the right thing? Or smart? Or just downright scruffy?...
11 January – Just pain, fake love and drunken lie
How do I follow one of the best songs ever (in my opinion) that appeared on a Eurovision stage? Read my article on yesterday's...
1 March – The new butterfly always leaves behind the chrysalis...
It's that birthday you've been waiting for all of 2018. An absolute doyen of her country, and purveyor of the finest music her country...