Malta confirms Eurovision 2026 participation despite boycott debate
Malta’s Culture Minister Owen Bonnici has confirmed that the country will compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna, regardless of whether Israel...
Estonia and Bulgaria to finish us off
Elina and that frock and that voice doing everything you would expect of them with this. Piercingly on point vocals and, for an opera...
So why, Phil, do you do this? – For days like...
Oh Austria you little beauty!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMmLeV47Au4
Our Eurovision saviours have arrived and this year they are not from the moon but froim Austria via Serbia. I...
Nick “does” 2025 – Lithuania
LITHUANIA – Tavo Akys – Katarsis
As implausible as it may seem for someone for whom 99% of my musical gamut revolves around “have Birthe...
Austria – Have we just seen a contender?
ORF have done a thing! Whenever I say things like that, my heart usually sinks and I hide behind the sofa crying mercilessly.
This time,...
DR refuses to back calls to expel Israel from Eurovision
Denmark’s public broadcaster DR has confirmed it will not vote to exclude Israel from the Eurovision Song Contest, even as pressure mounts on the...
8 August – Little treasures or mean devils, they are all...
I know you love a song that crosses the boundaries of our different tastes, and is something that can do no wrong. Today must...
Tom Leeb out of 2021 Eurovision race
Tom Leeb won't represent Big Five broadcaster France 2 in Rotterdam at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest.
Picked internally for this year's contest that never...
Cyprus – big in the hall but the stage is swallowed...
I went over to the arena to watch the first go of Cyprus. I’m a little underwhelmed, if I’m honest. We’re only allowed in...
19 February – You’re thirsty and you’re craving when you see...
Certain countries often send music in a particular stylee year after year. You must know of several that do that. But just occasionally they...