ESC birthdays 7/10 – It’s all about me today
Romania will win the contest within five years. It's a much-used adage. Maybe not by you, but definitely by the sort of people I...
ESC birthdays 8/12 – Today I will mostly be wearing pink
Here's a song from a country whose success has been wobbly over the years. They even decided not to send songs for some years...
ESC birthdays 17 Feb – Will you come with the speed...
Vienna, it means nothing to me. OK, it did for a couple of weeks last May. The rain, the trekking across town to a...
ESC birthdays 9/5 – Now the gang’s sitting, taking part in...
This one's for Mr Hacksaw. I'm keeping it short as my goose bound for somewhere in central Europe leaves very soon. But as ring...
16 Setember – Dreams and things
Sometimes I feel really old. Mostly when I see songs like the one by today's birthday girl Fanny Biascamono was 18 when...
25 October – 202 Jewellery, Hamilton Travel, Mediterranean Bank…
I thought you'd like a quick word from our sponsors. There are probably more so perhaps you could tell us who they are. But...
13 December – The German guns, by Pte S Baldrick
You have to admire the breadth of songs that appear at Europe's favourite TV show. Rap, Schlager, ballad, and, erm, miscellaneous. Today's song falls...
31 January – Oximated
As you will know, all Eurovision songs have to be original. Every year we get claims of plagiarism, usually unfounded. But they are there....
16 March – You will be singing for life
I always feel sorry for those countries that fail to make it out of a semi-final. Just think about it. Their TV company has...
9 August – Turn on your radio, you do have ear...
We have a real treat for you today. Direct from OnEurope Heights we have a gem from the 1960s, that is guaranteed to be...