27 September – Make me smile in the middle of a...
Our friends in France have experienced the highs and lows of Eurovision lately. After nearly winning in 2021, they had less good fortune in...
26 September – Reminding me of how it used to be
Those decades keep on coming, and it's the turn of that which some call the 'noughties'. It's an odd term, so we'll just call...
25 September – Salty wounds
You want a cracker of a song? One that has everything? Power? Emotion? Wind machines? Wafty dresses? Marzipan? Well, maybe not the marzipan, but...
24 September – The ice will melt again and the leafless...
We all love Estonia, don't we? Often grouped as a Nordic nation, their selections are often a highlight of the national final season. Who...
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...