29 May – Even in your dreams, I’ll always be with...
Do you ever get confused by song titles? You expect a song in a certain language because of the title, and you get something...
27 May – From silences to challenges, she likes the night
It's often debated which song contest is the best one ever. The one that took place in Göteborg/Gothenburg in 1985 will rank there among...
26 May – Why are you standing still?
You can always tell when a country is seriously gunning for a win. They seem to up their game, just to bring themselves to...
25 May – I run away, I want, I take and...
Our friends in Italy have done fairly well since they can back from exile. Nine top 10 finishes in their last ten attempts, including...
24 May – All my dreams are open
Can you imagine how it feels if you're closing a contest. And not just closing any old contest, but closing the biggest contest the...
23 May – Open up your heart, let me look inside
It a sad truth that for every Eurovision Song Contest, there is only one winner. That means a whole heap of losers non-winners....
22 May – I start it, I make it, I ride...
There's that exclusive club of performers that was formed in 2020. So exclusive that only around a dozen acts are fully paid-up members. A...
21 May – First time I saw you, it just knocked...
Since the advent of the in-situ semi-finals in 2004, the Big Four/Five have always had their place in the Grand Final assured. Some disagree...
20 May – I want to dance, to enjoy, to embrace
We all know that Eurovision is a cut-and-thrust affair. You have three minutes (or possibly six) to sell yourself to that viewer in Switzerland...
19 May – Has progress led us astray?
Do you remember the old days? When the contest was all done and dusted in one night, and none of these new Europeans were...