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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...

As we often say, there were Eurovision Song Contests before the year 2000. Can you imagine that? A 20th Century contest? Well, some of...

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

Denmark - Før Vi Går Hjem - Is not a safe choice.                         ...

Czechia- Crossroads - is moody and atmospheric.  It is a good song, really. A song with quality. But somehow it doesn’t leave any emotional trace,...

Czechia  - Daniel Zizka – Crossroads.  Imagine, again, dear reader, my annoyance when very early on it was pointed out to me that the Czech...

Czechia’s 2026 entry is Daniel Zizka with ‘CROSSROADS’. An internal selection by ČT from more than 260 submissions and an audition round with voting...