13 July – You, trainers of performing dogs, magicians, snake charmers
We always say anyone can win our favourite TV show. All it needs is a perfect storm of stuff, and even the country that...
1 September – Keep on moving
The free language rule can be a bit of a challenge sometimes. Do you stay true to your country's culture and only sing in...
8 October – I am someone, I am someone
Not so long ago, there had never been any Eurovision singers' birthday of note (that we knew of) on this date, and then two...
15 November – The summer we spent together
There's often a debate over whether a national final or an internal selection is the right way to go. A national final, and you...
9 July – Hold me tight and turn the ice into...
Do you have a particular type of song? Is upbeat your thing? Are you a fan of something 'ethnic'? Do you like a well-constructed...
24 January – Humming about everything that you have given me
Do you want a home entry? Do you? Of course you do. The home entrants are an even more select bunch than the winners,...
11 March – She is a killer with that freaking perfume
Do you play any contests on repeat? Are you convinced that the xxth Eurovision Song Contest was the best one ever? Maybe your favourite...
21 April – Sometimes aeroplanes fall down from the sky
Do you love a good lyric? Something that really makes you think? Something nicely profound maybe? Or are you more a fan of a...
1 June – Go and break the rules
A new month and we would normally be in the post-Eurovision period, and maybe suffering from post-Eurovision depression. But no Eurovision and no depression,...
31 July – We wore away our hands
What were you doing 13 years ago? Were you an ardent fan? Had you even discovered the contest? Or were you thinking it was...