23 September – Maybe I’m even going to cry
Did you remember the contest in Portugal in 2018? Do you still dream of the sun, the sea, the pasteis de nada? Do you...
22 September – I was practicing with it a lot like...
Eurovision these days is all about English, isn't it? No other language gets a look in, does it? English is always the way forward.
It...
21 September – Playing Tetris with my feelings
That class of 2020, eh? They keep amazing us with their also being the class of 2021. It was commendable of the various TV...
20 September – The darkness is sharp as a razor
For some, Eurovision is just a sideshow. These performers are already massive stars, and they take the Golden Ticket to burnish their credentials as...
19 September – I’m worn out without you
Our friends in Turkey/Türkiye are taking a sabbatical at the moment, and many of you out there miss them. They brought something slightly exotic...
17 September – I’ve been searching all the wrong places
That class of 2020, eh? How unlucky were they? They get all dressed up and have nowhere in Rotterdam to go. That is, until...
16 September – Gasoline, kerosene, stop, drop, roll
From time to time something happens which is so left-field, you can't really believe it until you see it. Sometimes this left-field thing is...
13 September – There are no taboos anymore
There are some unlucky countries out there. They try and try and just can't quite get that elusive next win. Sometimes their best entries...
14 September – Long live all children
Did you ever spot a certain thing between 1967 and 1977? Yes, a country near the middle of Europe stopped participating. this was even...
12 September – There are insults that we’ll have to forgive
Eurovision can throw up interesting collaborations. To start with, we have the performers born in one country representing another. These are often culturally similar...