9 January – It’s been a lovely year for us
We've mentioned before that Greece seem to have generally hit their mark in the last 20 years. One win, a couple of third places,...
8 January – I’m going crazy because of this nonsense
One of the things about taking part in our favourite TV contest is the audience. Yes, it's a TV show first and foremost, but...
7 January – I don’t like it this way
Our friends in Switzerland are desperate for their third win. Desperate I tell you. After leading (or co-leading) the winners table for three years,...
6 January – So who’s behind the mask?
Have you ever wondered why a country can do well in the Junior version of our favourite TV show, but don't quite have the...
5 January – Make that move on me
Any country can win our favourite TV show. Even a country that languishes way down low when the scores come in can confound those...
4 January – You can’t stand those bombs which all explode...
Another day, another birthday, and today it comes from plucky little Belgium. You know the place - capital of Europe and made up of...
3 January – You’ve got the sheet and I have the...
It's often nice when we see people having another go at winning European singing's biggest prize. After all, plenty of people have tried on...
2 January – I felt how it touched the bottom of...
A whole host of countries have yet to finish first at our favourite TV show. Will one of them break that duck this year?...
1 January – Can you hear them?
A new year, with a whole new set of opportunities to get on. We know that in May someone will win the Grand Prix...
31 December – Who cast a spell on you and brought...
We end the year with a legend among singers from the more northern end of our fair continent. Still in show business, she's been...