21 April – Tomorrow became a cliché of a day
It's about time we went vintage again, just to show what today's performers are following in the footsteps of. Those older songs weren't all...
8 April – No air, no pride
It wasn't so long ago we were going Dutch in Rotterdam. Our friends in the Netherlands have a rich past going right back to...
So the Dutch aren’t boycotting then….
(and yes I know they were always going to join the party!)
...in fact, after all their talk and bluster and stuff they have actually...
22 February – He sang for farmers on the land
When you look at the Netherlands' fortunes, you will see amongst it five wins. They had to wait 44 years between their last two,...
3 February – I’m waiting for a sign
It's always hoped that a good song, a popular song, will score well. Especially if it's well-performed by a seasoned singer who can turn...
22 December – We’ll be joined forever no matter what way...
Our friends in the Netherlands have been at all-but-four of the contests, so are generally firmly in love with it. Even so, they've had...
After you, Claude? The Dutch have spoken.
So after months of being butthurt and telling all and sundry they'd never be in the contest again... AVROTROS' volte-face is complete as they...
29 November – I’m losing myself while chasing highs
Do you have a penchant for duets? Do you like the close harmonies when two well-suited singers are paired up for a gem of...
Well colour me blue, It seems a decision has been made.
If you are, say, over 30 or don't go on the twitter machine you'll probably be as totally unshocked as I was when AVROTROS...
14 October – Hey, back then I thought you were great
Our friends in the Netherlands have had five wins. Yes, five. And they've had lots of non-wins too. It lots of guises. Soloists, groups...
