23 June – You make me sweat in my emotions

Do you like a cutting edge lyric? Especially one that people who might not be fans would pick up on. It's a different matter...

22 June – Ran away from the war, nothing left to...

Do you remember 2018? We were in sunny sunny Lisbon. Everyone was tipping certain countries to win. Or do badly. They got some predictions...

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?...

17 June – I told her rise up, come along and...

Have you noticed an increase in collaborations? No? Well, maybe not necessarily in Eurovision circles, but definitely in the wider world of music. But what...

16 June – A sleeping memory arouses again

Second, eh? Is there a more annoying position? Well, maybe not if you're the host broadcaster. But if you've travelled half-way across Europe with...

15 June – Give me your hand

It's good to celebrate people in Eurovision circles that blaze a trail. Those that do achieve a first. Like Milly Scott for example. Or...

13 June – Before I lose you I want to know...

Which country would you like to see win for the first time? For me, for years, it was Portugal. Then we had 2017... These days...

12 June – The necklace around your neck is wet

Hooray! A legend's birthday! Well, we think he is anyway. It's from the time when a certain Baltic nation started to show us what...

11 June – I watch you at night

The home entrant. To be fair, they haven't had the best of times of late. There was a time when singing in a contest...

9 June – Love is a game of chance for winners...

Do you ever hear a song and think that it sounds a lot like another song? It's not quite plagiarism, but there are similarities...