19 March – The smell of your lips is like rain
Not so long ago, eyebrows were raised when our favourite TV show was extended to 25 countries. Can you imagine that? A one-night spectacular...
14 September – We all hope that they’ll get the things...
Did you ever spot a certain thing between 1967 and 1977? Yes, a country near the middle of Europe stopped participating. this was even...
Eurovision birthdays 16/10 – I’m like an eagle in the open...
Dramatic is always a high-risk strategy. It can do the business or bomb completely. Our Albanian friends like to choose this style...
12 April – Your kiss is like a, like a
Eurovision isn't all about winning. For every winner these days, there are around 40 who don't win. And a proportion of them don't even...
8 April – A smile, a hug, a bit of praise
Are you a fan of national finals? Are you religiously watching them through the whole 'season', from Albania to Sweden? Do you pick certain...
21 June – The voices of the wind and the waves...
What do you now? It's more Lusitanian singing that was largely ignored by the juries of Europe. I'll admit that not everything Portugal did...
27 November – Hear the rumble
Do you prefer a banger of a song, or are you more a ballad-lover? Are you the first on the dancefloor when that Schlager...
25 October – Alone I’m helpless, a bird in the wind
Do you like a close contest? One where the lead changes many times, with a winner only emerging towards the very end? A runaway...
17 June – Tell me, who’s that lucky hero
What's the right language for a Eurovision song? It's a vexed question. Be true to your own language, and you get admired for sticking...
18 May – It’s your happiest day
We all know that staging is key. Yes, it's a song contest, but sometimes a song needs a costume change or a slick dance...