29 May – Even in your dreams, I’ll always be with...
Do you ever get confused by song titles? You expect a song in a certain language because of the title, and you get something...
27 May – From silences to challenges, she likes the night
It's often debated which song contest is the best one ever. The one that took place in Göteborg/Gothenburg in 1985 will rank there among...
26 May – Why are you standing still?
You can always tell when a country is seriously gunning for a win. They seem to up their game, just to bring themselves to...
25 May – I run away, I want, I take and...
Our friends in Italy have done fairly well since they can back from exile. Nine top 10 finishes in their last ten attempts, including...
23 May – Open up your heart, let me look inside
It a sad truth that for every Eurovision Song Contest, there is only one winner. That means a whole heap of losers non-winners....
Moldova: The Eurovision Resignation
The most striking immediate aftermath story came not from the usual suspects but from Chisinau. Vlad Țurcanu (pictured), Director General of Moldovan public broadcaster...
Eurovision and the Israel Problem
The EBU continues to face calls to exclude Israel from the Eurovision Song Contest. We look back at how things played out in Vienna.
22 May – I start it, I make it, I ride...
There's that exclusive club of performers that was formed in 2020. So exclusive that only around a dozen acts are fully paid-up members. A...
21 May – First time I saw you, it just knocked...
Since the advent of the in-situ semi-finals in 2004, the Big Four/Five have always had their place in the Grand Final assured. Some disagree...
17 May – I was livin’ in emptiness
Finland. The the country famed for lakes, rally drivers and beautifully unfathomable words. And a Eurovision tradition going back over 60 years. One win...