20 songs for Portugal. Get the spirits out!
For those of you with a masochistic streak or for those of you who just like the struggle a good fado can bring you...
Who needs what to get their Best Result: Your Nice 2023...
Eurovision fans love statistics, and both contests are an absolute goldmine for facts, figures and number-crunching. So, just before the scoreboard in Nice rewrites...
22 October – I’m still the one, and I’ll always be
You have to admire our friends in Portugal. It took them 167 attempts to get the win in 2017. But before Salvador did his...
13 September – The dawn I lost you was sad
We often mention those unlucky songs that were a year too early. The song the year later won, or did really well. So the...
7 August – I’m singing about the people that have just...
Is Eurovision political? Is there a fine line between a political song and one that celebrates history? Where do you draw this line?
Some countries...
31 July – We wore away our hands
What were you doing 13 years ago? Were you an ardent fan? Had you even discovered the contest? Or were you thinking it was...
25 July – Remember your eyes are crystals
Every Eurovision song will have its fans. Yes, even that one that you, dear reader, can't stand. Someone will like it. It's not so...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 28 – Portugal
Ai Coração by Mimicat.
If you don’t have anything good to say don’t say anything at all, advised every parent, ever. It’s a strategy I...
Is Mimicat purring with delight?
So after I have minced to the kitchen to get myself a ham sandwich, very nice, thanks for asking, I return just in time...
Phil’s Day 1 Round up for 2023.
The main question is, am I Anna Ford or Reggie Bosenquet? - Yeah, you lot have no chance of knowing who they are.
From what...