8 April – Say a word and I’ll be there, say...

If in doubt, repeat some words in your song lyric. It can sometimes pay dividends. Or it can make it appear that your song...

7 April – I won’t give into the motion

Eurovision can be controversial. We all know that. We'll try not to get involved with those contoversies here, save to say it makes our...

6 April – Some things in life we should treasure

If you're a singer, it sometimes helps if you have a second string to your bow. Some who have taken part in Eurovision have...

5 April – You’re not alone you’re not alone you’re not...

It's always daunting being first on in a song contest. It's bad enough if you get the Saturday night gig. But if you get...

4 April – I’m sure there’ll be good times, there’ll be...

Do you have a favourite stage prop of all time? Is it a staircase used by the UK in 2009? The collection of pictures...

3 April – The password, the password, the password, the password

Things got a little odd at the turn of the century. We were trapped in Nordic/Baltic Europe after time in the eastern Med. Countries...

2 April – He intends to be my owner

It's noticeable that Eurovision song titles are getting shorter. Year after year we get these one-word titles, with the word in question often buried...

1 April – She says I was a very serious case

The set at a Eurovision Song Contest is always a talking point. In the 21st Century, it's an eagerly anticipated announcement. How many video...

30 March – But it’s hard to turn a new page

For some performers, it can be a long time between their selection, and the time they get to exercise their vocal chords on the...

29 March – Hurray! Sing it lalalala!

They say there's nothing new in the world of Eurovision. The culturally similar countries may prefer their own songs. Certain personalities will always turn...