Contests

France- Regarde ! - Is the equivalent on a musical showstopper Popera is a unique Eurorvision genre. Every year you have at least one song...

Finland - Liekinheitin - Is the hot favourite to win I think we can split the reaction to the Finnish song into 2 camps. The...

France has opted for youth, theatre and a full dose of Frenchness in 2026, sending 17-year-old Monroe with ‘Regarde!’. Selected internally by France Télévisions...

Finland – Linda and Pete – Liekinheitin Now this is more fucking like it.   There were only ever two songs in UMK for me and...

Estonia - Too Epic To Be True - Is just outdated.  In 2005 they represented Switzerland with Cool Vibes, which is still one of my...

Finland heads to Vienna with Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen’s ‘Liekinheitin’. It won the increasingly brilliant UMK in Tampere with the sort of crushing...

Denmark - Før Vi Går Hjem - Søren Torpegaard Lund.  Bearing in mind I’ve just written and you’ve just read the phrase “It’s just like...

(Note - I forgot to post Denmark - I'll do that first thing tomorrow pop pickers) Estonia – Vanilla Ninja – Too epic to be...

Estonia’s 2026 choice is Vanilla Ninja with ‘Too Epic To Be True’, selected through Eesti Laul after winning the public superfinal. On paper, that...

Denmark heads to Vienna with Søren Torpegaard Lund and ‘Før Vi Går Hjem’. Selected through Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 14 February after winning...