Eurovision birthdays 22/8 – Trees or sky? Which is better?
I never realised it, but there are plenty of songs that tell us how good nature is. From the obvious treacly stuff from Emma...
ESC birthdays 7/4 – Hit or miss, kiss, kiss, bang?
Europe can be a conservative place when it wants to be. Throw in a Hebrew transsexual or bloke with a beard in a ballgown,...
8 September – It’s the one you’ve been waiting for…
You tune into this website every day, just to see who's birthday it is. Today, 8 September, I guarantee you won't be disappointed. It's...
14 November – A mullet is just for Eurovision, not for...
The 1980s were a fine decade. A decade of innocence. A decade of a fixed idea of Europe, with a single short show on...
6 January – We have no progressive future
We have a group today for your delight. A whole group and a guest singer no less. You see, you get value for money...
16 February – I love the untuned pianos
I've already picked a few début entries this year, so it's only fair I pick a farewell entry. Admittedly, our friends in Monaco have...
10 April – Shine a light to light the way
Winner alert! Yep, winner alert! It's nice that, after a few days off (for various reasons that I don't really want to go into...
23 August – Blue like the sky which play in your...
We have a contest winner for you today. Like many other performers, she took part more than once, and she won at her second...
27 September – On Wednesday Billy brings you home
I'm continuing the trip through the decades, but not necessarily in the way you expect. We missed out the 1950s, so I'm putting that...
2 November – You’ll still be in paradise
Šarski sir. Do you remember when people stopped singing songs about falling in/out of love? It's a phase we go through every now and...