19 June – Do you hear me screaming?
While we love our contest for its singing, many of them incorporate the element of dance into their stage show too. This extra thing...
18 June – There’s a horse for everyone
There's always pressure on you when you're the home entrant, even when the home crowd will be cheering you on more than all the...
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...
15 June – Just lovely flowers in your hair
That thing when you've tried for years to do something. And then when you get to do that thing you've been yearning for, you...
14 June – Liberalism, tourism, nudism, optimism it is good for...
Don't you just love those 'novelty' entries? There have been plenty, to varying degrees of success. One or two have even won. I'll let...
13 June – Drum, drum, drum
When an act takes to the Eurovision stage, there will be have been a whole lot of planning to decide costumes, backing singers and...
12 June – I’m gonna give you hell
It's an old adage that anyone can won our favourite TV show. If the song's good enough, it'll shine through. And past performance is...
11 June – I call out to the horizons to the...
Our favourite TV show always has noble aims, whether it's to find something that all/most Europeans like, or just to bring people together in...
9 June – Let’s turn up the heat, start a ripple...
We often mention the props acts use to enhance their three minutes on stage. But just think of the stage hands. Their hearts must...
8 June – The way I speak the truth, I’d never...
It's only right that our favourite TV show can demonstrate a mix of the established performer and the youngster setting out to prove themselves...