27 December – In this town where everything speaks about us

Those semi-finals are a brutal affair. The potential classic songs that fall by the wayside, meaning a possible winner has to watch from the...

28 November – You’re such a casual man

We miss Hungary. There, we've said it. Putting politics aside, they've put in some memorable stuff since that début in sunny Ljubljana in 1993....

31 October – Let me sway until the end of the...

It's always sad when a country decides to sit out Eurovision. For a year is understandable, but there are a few we've not seen...

24 October – Love sometimes so splendidly hurts

Did you know the first official Eurovision semi-finals in 2004 weren't the inaugural international pre-selections for our favourite TV show? There was one in...

10 October – One day or another we have to leave

Is it good to be a false flagger? Would you do it to deprive a native singer of the Eurovision gig? Or would you...

3 October – Music and you and an anthem of an...

There's a term called false-flagging. It's when you come from one country but do stuff internationally for another. There's nothing wrong with it, and...

29 September – Your eyes are glittering

Here's something we thought we'd never see. It's a performer from one country singing in another with whom there was no love lost for...

28 September – My road is the road of wisdom

Do you want someone who made an impression when she took part in our favourite TV programme? One who's performance will leave you out...

24 September – Ten steps, a hundred steps, I need distance

There's a word that is used in a derogatory fashion to describe some songs that elements of the fan community think are wonderful and...

22 September – Laugh, laugh without stopping

Look towards the eastern Mediterranean, and you'll spot a large country that used to take part with gusto in our favourite TV show. They...