23 August – He wins all women over using his charm

Imagine how you'd feel. You're on the Eurovision stage, you're giving it everything, and things don't go quite as well as expected. This is all...

5 August – The coffee I made yesterday is still hot

It's a scary fact that there will be participants in our favourite TV show who were born after 2000. Does that make you feel...

13 July – You, gentlemen, money makers, you, the false-talent seekers

We always say anyone can win our favourite TV show. All it needs is a perfect storm of stuff, and even the country that...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 35/37 – Switzerland

I get the overwhelming sense that Europe and fans of this contest are holding onto the fact that this is a good song and...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 35 – Switzerland

Eurovision has long been a welcoming home for LGBTQ+ people. The connection goes well beyond the superficial camp fun. LGBTQ+ artists have been celebrated...

Eurovision Countdown 24 – Switzerland according to Mo

This and the Irish song have a lot in common. They’ve both chucked a bunch of nonsense around what is basically a conventional and...

6 April – I don’t breathe if you are not here

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...

30 March – You, the new poets, you, the magic birds

For many performers, their three/six/nine/twelve minutes on the Eurovision stage is the highlight of their entertainment career. As nowhere else will they be seen...

3 March – The years pass away as quick as lightning

We're breaking with tradition today and celebrating the birthday of someone no longer with us. That's because this person has a special place in...

Swiss reveal their hand. Joker or Poker?

SRF, the Swiss German broadcaster revealed the  Swiss entry for Eurovision 2024 at 1100 CET. As has become usual there was not a Swiss...