Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 38 – Switzerland
Marius Bear – Boys Do Cry
Ooh look, a variation on a theme.
(That might be too clever for some of you – or too British!)
Instead...
20 April – We’ve seen stormy weather
Our continent is full of countries of all types. Monarchies, republics, and even principalities. But if you look hard enough, there's a country that's...
6 April – After the storm, we walk 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...
Boys do cry for Switzerland at Eurovision 2022
28-year-old Marius Bear is pegged to represent Switzerland at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest.
The song and formal announcement followed speculation yesterday when a gap...
10 February – Take me away with you
What to do with your life once you've been a Eurovision performer? Well, you could try again. But then you risk doing worse on...
6 December – Your hand and mine in the same poetry
It's always an interesting thing to watch when following the progress of fan favourites through the Eurovision season. The song gets picked and immediately...
8 October – Gettin’ rowdy, rowdy
It's an old adage that anyone can won our favourite TV show. Portugal, Austria and Finland have proven this in the 21st Century. One...
1 July – Roar like a lion, roar like a lion
Have any of you out there ever tried to take part in our favourite TV show? Are you a part-time musician who has a...
24 June – Come into my summer house
Eurovision can be an expensive business. You have to register to participate, pay the fee, and run the competition to pick your song. Then...
Gjon’s Tears: Regrets? Why bother …
Gjon Muharremaj, from Broc in the Swiss Canton of Fribourg, has devoted his heart and soul to music since childhood. Moving his grandpa to...