20 December – Yes, I softly said yes
Our friends in Italy are an interesting case study. Their relationship with the Eurovision Song Contest seems more love/hate than most. And there's a...
18 December – The dance of the leaves when the autumn...
A winner? What's that? You want a winner? But not a recent one? Well, you've come to the right place. And it's winner that...
17 December – A rockin’ romance
It's often a thing that singers sometimes sing for another country to where you think they should sing for. There are often valid reasons,...
16 December – You’ll be forever mine
Some countries have flirted with that first win, but it's never actually happened. But as we often say, past form is no guide to...
14 December – Above me, heaven, an orchard in front green...
You must remember those debut performances that mark out a country from the rest. Like Serbia winning at their first attempt as an independent...
11 December – Why are you here with the autumn leaves?
Schadenfreude. I wonder if the Germans have a word for it? To be fair, the schadenfreude relates more to the country rather than the...
10 December – Is this what you wanted?
Do you ever think some performers get a really bad deal? You can tell that they can definitely carry a song in a bucket....
7 December – Tom Tom Tom Tom Tom Tom
It was a big day yesterday if you were Finnish. It was Independence Day, where the great and the good get hosted at massive...
5 December – Now he’s too dead to rock ‘n’ roll
Along with the serious songs - the ballads, the rock songs, the raps - we have the occasional beast known as a novelty song....
4 December – Was our love only a foolish lie?
What's your favourite ever Eurovision duet? Is it one from the 1950s when the two protagonists smooched for a little longer than was good...