More songs for Sunday – Eight more for Dora.
Croatia’s Dora has always been one of those selections you ignore at your peril, and the second semi final of 2026 did nothing to...
Sing for Greece Semi 2 – Would you want to?
Greece’s new‑look Sing for Greece kept the momentum going with a second semi final that felt very much like a statement of intent: tightly...
This week in Eurovision – 13 February 2026
It's starting to feel more like the 'on season' with semifinals-a-plenty and from this weekend, a whole bunch of broadcasters pinning their Eurovision colours...
Eight Through from Dora 2026 Semi-Final 1
The first semi-final of Dora 2026 took place last night in Opatija, with eight acts advancing to Sunday’s final. The show was broadcast live...
Athens presses the semi-final button
Live from Peiraios 260, ERT rolled out the full “we’re taking Eurovision seriously this year, honest” package: moody blues (in the background, not the...
Antigoni goes back to roots, possibly not hers though…
Cyprus has finally taken the wraps off its 2026 entry, and it’s a full‑throttle blast of Mediterranean pop: Antigoni with “Jalla”. If you’ve been...
Supernova second semifinal … justice for beaver?
Supernova 2026 rolled into its second semi‑final determined to prove Latvia still has more to offer than earnest alt‑ballads and one novelty act per show...
Heat 3 in Lithuania – Bored already?
Three weeks in, and I am running out of words to describe another bunch of Lithuanian hopefuls in any meaningful way! Lithuanian TV knows...
Melodifestivalen moves to Gothenbug. Any surprises?
Semi‑final 2 of Melodifestivalen 2026 is in the books, and Sweden has once again proved that even their “filler” Saturday night show looks more expensive...
Ukraine does Ukrainian things and chooses Leleka for Eurovision
Vidbir 2026 has wrapped in Kyiv, and Ukraine has, in time‑honoured fashion, picked its Eurovision act via three hours of trauma pop... and a...