12 November – For as long as I’ve been blue

What do you think of the duo? A good idea? It's true that with two people sharing the load, it takes some of the...

11 November – Which prayer shall I say for their sins?

Have you ever thought what the stars of Eurovision have to go through on the big night? Apart from the pressure of representing their...

10 November – The rain, the rain, the rain, the rain,...

There must be some golden rules when going on to a Eurovision stage. For example, always make sure you know where the camera is....

9 November – Do you hear the beats of the tom-toms?

It's always a good thing when a country tries something different. There's one thing for a formulaic song, but thinking outside the box can...

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...