29 December – I wake up every night

Is there the right age to be taking part in our favourite TV show? Should you be a fresh-faced teenager? Or is the right...

28 December – Only you can do everything

We often talk about those that take part in our favourite TV show over and over again. And also we talk about those trailblazers....

27 December – My crazy rhythm’s gonna knock you off your...

The United Kingdom has had a torrid time of late. Up until the free language rule, they could do almost no wrong. However now,...

25 December – I will start a fight tonight

It's always good to see instruments on a stage, and even better of the singers are playing them. And it's a bonus if they're...

24 December – Like a silent movie that I’m not watching...

To be true to your own country's sound or not? That is the question. If you do, you get kudos in your own country...

23 December – Let’s forget yesterday

Do you admire countries for sticking to their own languages? Or do you wish they can all sing in a tongue you can understand? Our...

22 December – Look, the swallows high in the sky

As we know, next year's contest - a riotous cavalcade of quality song if ever there was one - will be in the Netherlands....

21 December – What a warm midsummer night

Do you wonder why some songs change the language they're sing in between the selection and the contest? It could be because of the...

20 December – Yes, yes

Our friends in Italy are an interesting case study. Their relationship with the Eurovision Song Contest seems more love/hate than most. And there's a...

18 December – You came here in the night

Have you ever liked one of those songs that the fans think will win by a country mile, only for it to not quite...