17 July – I feel so intoxicated
The United Kingdom has generally had a torrid time of things in the 21st Century. The once dominant nation, with 22 Top Three finishes...
15 July – Once more, the moon has come, silently, like...
Opening a contest. Is there anything more daunting? Well, being on second or sixteenth is no fun as those positions have never won. However,...
13 July – And I’ve got an avatar of my love...
It's always interesting to hear about the theme of a Eurovision song. Falling in love is probably the top one. Songs about falling out...
12 July – You’ve never lived alone in a spider’s web
We miss our friends in Bosnia and Herzegovina. There, we've said it. We want them back. They add something that's a heady mix of...
11 July – Cowboy, my heart is your sex toy
Every now and then a performance comes along that just sets a new bar for performances. It's so memorable in so many ways. And...
7 July – Give me your hand and you’ll see yourself...
If you're a Eurovision fan worth their gravy (or glitter), you might have an eye on its history. Which countries have hosted, which cities...
6 July – Take me to places that I’ve never been
We all love success, and some countries are used to it. Then there are those that are either unsuccessful, or just plain unlucky. Unlucky...
4 July – Skuba duba dabda dididaj
The home entrant in a contest, as we've discussed before, gets the best and worst of the deal when they get up on that...
2 July – My call for you will be like a...
The 1970s. An interesting time when our contest was a light entertainment show and all done in one evening. And arguably the decade in...
1 July – Play, play, musicians, delight me, magicians
It's good to have a really good look back in time to those earlier contests. The days of simplicity, when a singer had to...