14 December – Come dance with me tonight
As you'll know, Eurovision is a very fickle thing. Just ask Portugal. Or Austria. Or even the Netherlands. You can languish in the semi-finals...
12 December – Slow down, brother, slow down, brother
We often say here that anyone can win our favourite TV show. They can have a dismal record, and then everything slots into place...
11 December – You tell me that time slows down every...
Let's go back in time. After all, there were contests in the 20th Century, even though that now seems an awful long time ago....
10 December – You made me feel that somethin’ real was...
In the 1970s, for a few short years, a repertory company had things sewn up for Norway. Think of Thomas G:son of their day...
9 December – You are loves irresistible force
Long before a certain Thomas G:son, among others, Sweden (remember them?) had a number of people who could turn out Eurovision entries quicker than...
7 December – He laughed at all the stupid little puppets...
Do you want fun and frolic on a Thursday? Do you want a wonderful world of whimsy? Do you want a song to stimulate...
6 December – It was wonderful to fly away
It's always an interesting thing to watch when following the progress of fan favourites through the Eurovision season. The song gets picked and immediately...
5 December – My nights are the shackles
The Balkan nations have been a bit depleted at our favourite TV show recently. One has been absent for a few years, and some...
4 December – Oh oh, oh oh oh, ding dong
It's another contender for Mr/Mrs/Ms/Mx Eurovision today. You know the sort - one of those who crops up at every Eurovision-related opportunity to open...
3 December – I can’t be alone with all these unanswered...
The home entry. A good thing or a bad thing? Well, you're guaranteed a warm welcome as you get your three minutes on stage....