Eurovision birthdays 19/3 – The ship’s sailing tonight
Never forget your roots. That's what my barber always says to me when he sees the odd stray gray hair. And it's the same...
ESC birthdays 8/9 – Another Swedish birthday? But who?
So it's the day you've all been waiting for. A birthday among birthdays. A star standing out in the cosmos of stars that is...
ESC birthdays 1/11 – Is it St Vitus’ Day?
So we're here. It's Junior Eurovision this month and I, for one, am getting very excited. It'll be missing one vital behind-the-scenes ingredient, but...
ESC birthdays 14 Jan – Cheer up, it’s Friday tomorrow
Eurovision can be about triumph over adversity. No matter what gets in your way, if you want to get on, there's bound to be...
ESC birthdays 15 Feb – Life is full of things that...
Do you wish for those simple days of the 1980s? No semi-finals, no months of national finals, no fans gouging each others eyes out...
Eurovision birthdays 24/11 – We need more Cossacks in Eurovision
I like the Finns, especially at this time of year, as they know the true meaning of SAD (or Kaamosmasennus as they call it)....
12 May – I stole the contest
It's been a while since I was able to post here. My boss has been cracking the whip a little so I had to...
18 November – Fiat lux, as they say in the Gallia...
It's always great when a country comes back to Eurovision after years in the wilderness. Be it many years like Italy, or even after...
10 January – Nobody knows I am crying
Every country has to start somewhere. For many taking part these days, they've only been in Europe's favourite TV show since 2004. But for...
23 February – I go along with the joke for a...
I've picked an act who seemed to go by two names. Yes, Denmark I'm looking at you. It was in 1986 when we were...