2 July – Raise the bridge, make a fortress of your...
If you recall, we thought we'd have a contest in the sunny Netherlands in 2020 after they won in Tel Aviv. They were trying...
28 June – Break the spell of the fairy tale
What style of song do you like best? Does it need costume changes, clucking, or maybe the odd penguin on stage? Or do you...
25 June – I’d be up here thinking ’bout what I...
Do you ever think that, sometimes, the biggest star to come out of a Eurovision Song Contest isn't always the winner? Sometimes, that singer...
24 June – Yes, I’m different and it’s okay!
If your country's début entry turns out to be a winner, then all of your subsequent performers are living in that song's shadow. It...
21 June – there’s always someone in the corner of the...
What do you know? It's Lusitanian singing that was largely ignored by the juries of Europe. I'll admit that not everything Portugal did was...
13 June – Take me where nobody will find me
Which country would you like to see win for the first time? For us, for years, it was Portugal. Then we had 2017...
These days...
8 June – I’m gonna take all the world tonight
What did you make of the 2021 contest in Rotterdam. Did we get the result at the top of the leaderboard we deserve? Were...
3 June – Emotions always burning are torment to me
If you're ever in a tight spot, you can always rely on Sweden. Yes, the favourite of Eurovisions worldwide has come to our aid...
24 May – All my dreams are open
Can you imagine how it feels if you're closing a contest. And not just closing any old contest, but closing the biggest contest the...
20 May – I want to dance, to enjoy, to embrace
We all know that Eurovision is a cut-and-thrust affair. You have three minutes (or possibly six) to sell yourself to that viewer in Switzerland...