Switzerland – Hit me with your Cuba Libre!
First off, apologies about missing Lativa, It's not deliberate. I had a mountain of work to do, but did take advice from people at...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 40 – Switzerland
The Swiss dropped their 'Entscheidungsshow' as a selection format this year, officially for budgetary reasons, though with only two qualifications in eight years (one...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Switzerland
Luca is about to give the Swiss their best result in years. It's not a big ask.
The trite lyric tries way too hard and...
29 April – You toss us to-and-fro like sailboats in the...
Could we have a win from 'Old Europe' this year? People are touting a win from the continent's western half, maybe even from as...
6 April – On the wet sand, we talk a bit
Many people have trodden the boards more than once, some with aplomb, and some doing stuff we'd rather not talk about. And I'm not...
Eurovision Babylon – Scalping, scams and suspect behaviour
Dirty dancing
Confidence in your song is essential at Eurovision. Over-confidence tends to go down like a cup of cold sick. Swiss singer Luca Hänni...
13 March – Here we are at the end of the...
Eurovision isn't all about winning. That's because these days for every winner there are around 40 losers. And just because you're a loser, you're...
Luca debuts ‘She got me’ as Swiss Eurovision song
It's an open secret that Luca Hänni has landed the unenviable task of turning around Swiss fortunes at Eurovision. Today we got to hear...
5 January – Like a nightmare, never ending
If you're a fan of the history of our favourite TV show, you'll first know that there were contests before 2000. You'll also know...
14 December – Pa pa ba pa pa pa… pa pa...
Today we have an absolute classic. You won't be able to argue with me. Mr Phil of this parish will send the boys round...