31 January – No one gives a **** about what’s soon...
Look at the running order of almost every contest, and you'll see one nation pop up, doing their level best to win. That's right...
22 January – We’re so happy we could die
Do you start to follow new music as a result of seeing an act perform at our favourite TV show? Do you use it...
18 December – You’ve often told me: “We’re strong, both of...
You know how there are lots of jobbing songwriters out there. The ones that have a whole clutch of songs that they peddle around...
12 December – Where are you, paradise? Have I found you?
All countries have good times and bad times at our favourite TV show. Those that were doing well in the 1990s might be having...
A Halloween treat for y’all, here’s Stefan!
So another phoenix is rising from the flames of the Eurovision. 10 years after saying he'd never come back to Eurovision again, Stefan Raab...
25 October – I know my songs won’t help very much
Do you like a close contest? One where the lead changes many times, with a winner only emerging towards the very end? A runaway...
20 October – Please, please, tell me, what do you have...
Every country has its Mr Eurovision. And, of course, its Mrs/Ms Eurovision too. But some national claims to title are easier to judge.
In Germany,...
17 September – Where will I be tomorrow?
Who are your favourite writers of Eurovision songs? Brendan Graham? Søren Bundgaard? Thomas Gustafsson? Or is it our old friends Messrs Siegel and Meinunger?
The...
7 September – He grew up without any friends because no...
We should remember that our favourite TV show is a competition for songwriters as well as performers. They often get overlooked because the performer...
27 August – So you can wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
Eurovision is an odd thing. The songs stoke emotions that are sometimes quite strong. How is it that a combination of notes can be...