24 October – Over the sea, over the fire, love takes...

Did you know the first official Eurovision semi-finals in 2004 weren't the inaugural international pre-selections for our favourite TV show? There was one in...

23 October – He tries to talk, but no one listens...

It's fair to assume that if you win a Eurovision semi-final, the chances are that you will do very well in the Grand Final....

22 October – Do you think I’m a girl who’d fall...

A duet. That chance to get two singers for the price of one. Sometimes there's chemistry, sometimes not. That can be part of the...

20 October – Thought I saw myself in you

We've got a birthday today for one of our friends from Azerbaijan. As you'll know, they won once and would love to win again....

19 October – I’m tired, tired of always losing

Have you noticed that some countries seem to be in the doldrums? No, not the windless areas near the equator, but in our favourite...

18 October – We’re gonna stand in line

We know that our favourite TV show has shared stars with the junior version. It's only natural that once a talented youngster gets the...

17 October – Tell me if I’m gonna,if I’m gonna see...

Are you a real fan? Could you name every single song by every single country, in order? Could you also throw in where they...

16 October – Are they only rumours?

I know, we keep picking songs from the 20th Century that no-one remembers, and aren't impressive. Well I'm hopefully redressing that balance today with...

15 October – Any man would pay the price of sweet...

That thing when you think a song title hasn't been used before, but in actual fact it has. Take a certain Azerbaijani singing in...

13 October – It was time

Some countries often go through the doldrums. No matter what they try, they can't catch the ear or eye of the juror or televoter,...