8 November – I will study languages
Have you always been able to spot where an act's from, without hearing them sing, but just by looking at their stage act? It...
6 November – We are the fruit
Ah, the home entrant. So much pressure, and yet so little. Although some countries have been daring enough to win a home contest (or...
5 November – Show me all I’ve never seen
Treat is a word that's bandied around very easily. Today is a genuine treat, a feast for eye and ear, and it makes you...
4 November – Tell me what you’re dreamin’
Yes, we pick on that powerhouse with the blue-and-yellow flag today. You're probably already sitting up to see which lucky Swede it is. Well...
3 November – Loud in my ear
Do you remember when the UK of stuff were good at Eurovision? Yes, since we hit the 21st Century their fortunes have waned a...
2 November – They all tried to break us
Those performers selected for 2020 but ended up performing a year later. They were a patient bunch. And some must have thought they'd blown...
1 November – Nuna nuna nuna nuna nuna ney
We've got another home entrant here. They will always occupy a special place in Eurovision lore, as there has only been 66 of them....
29 October – The song thrush’s feet are freezing
It's not often that you get a song with the word thrush in it. Unless it's a jingle for an advert for some medical...
27 October – Darling, get up and move your bottom
Have you had a good week? Has it snowed where you are? Or is it fine and sunny in an Israeli stylee? Whatever your...
14 October – But then tonight you said you couldn’t live...
For some Eurovision performers, that appearance on the hallowed stage might not quite be the highlight of their career. Important, definitely, but not the...