8 October – Kind of lady that mama like
It's an old adage that anyone can won our favourite TV show. Portugal, Austria and Finland have proven this in the 21st Century. One...
Eurovision birthdays 27/10 – Igal õhtul on sünnipäev öö
I remember 12 May 2001. A good day for my country. We became the first 'New Europe' country to win our favourite...
17 June – Tell me, who’s that lucky hero
What's the right language for a Eurovision song? It's a vexed question. Be true to your own language, and you get admired for sticking...
7 March – I’m in a danger zone
We all know that Eurovision should be a family affair. Yes, most of the fans are men, but there's nothing to stop families settling...
ESC birthdays 20/12 – It’s never too late
I may have said this once or twice before, but it's my most humble of opinions that the best contest ever was 1985. I...
1 February – Tonight I’m serving tea made of herbs and...
Are you pleased January is out of the way? I hate it. It's long, dark and bankrupting. February brings a nice short month with...
18 June – Varada varada, varada rada
Do you ever spot when countries appear to put in songs they like, rather than ones they think can win our favourite TV show?...
6 February – I wasn’t innocent, I know
It's always a tough ask, when you take part in the contest the year after your country does well. This might be because your...
28 April – Then the next, so suddenly, he came along
Do you like a close contest? That show where more than one country can win, even going down to the last vote. It's less...
20 October – We built this castle based on lies
We've got a birthday today for one of our friends from Azerbaijan. As you'll know, they won once and would love to win again....