19 November – Join in and come along with a smile...
Our friends in Malta are now firmly in the Eurovision family. It wasn't always so. After a few goes in the 1970s, they had...
25 October – Look at me and teach me to live...
When Portugal won in 2017, they had held the record for the most entries without a win. It's not a record a country wants,...
29 August – If I’m drunk then I’ll give you...
Eurovision can be a harsh beast. It lures you in with the promises of riches, fame and probably a lifetime's supply of marzipan. Then...
24 August – Oh baby, baby
There are some special contests where things change. 1971 was one instance (previews started). 2004 was another (semi-finals). But perhaps one of the most...
31 July – I’m down on my knees
That thing where you enjoy something so much, you want to do it again. We've all been there. But how many times has the...
Malta.. Dear BBC….
Dear BBC Light Entertainment circa 1994 or so, have YOU had a hand in staging this song, because it bloody well looks like it!
If...
Malta – she is who she is …
Emma Muscat says that for the first couple of runs, she was very anxious about being on such a big stage, but after that...
28 April – Before we all become animals, animals
As we know, for performers at least, Eurovision can be a drug. With the prospect of international fame (or infamy), many performers try to...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 24 – Malta
Malta will be represented this year by Aidan singing his song Ritmu. It’s a cracking slice of pop flavoured with Latin rhythms and reggaeton,...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 24 – Malta
Emma Muscat - I Am What I Am
A great voice with dubious quality control delivers a slice of mechanically recovered, relentlessly competent, forgettable pop....