3 May – No ocean was too big for us
There's an exclusive club. Well, yeah, there are lots of exclusive clubs. But today's exclusive belongs to those people who did back-to-back appearances in...
1 May – Where is this person I used to be...
These days, our favourite TV show is fairly free and easy with language. If a country isn't using its own language, then English is...
Vincent Bueno lands Austrian Eurovision job
In the grand tradition of Eurovision, a one-time backing singer gets to sing lead. A few months back, ORF named TV talent show star...
25 January – We’ll be better tomorrow
We like to celebrate the characters of Eurovision here. There have been plenty, and they're not all Nordic. Come to think of it, which...
22 December – At last out from the daily grind
In every contest, someone always wins. Even if it's not the person you want to win. But also someone has to come last. It's...
14 July – Now the city wears an evening dress
The concept known as 'false flagging' is alive and well in our favourite TV show. Sometimes, it's because the singer's home country doesn't take...
Austria – Cry baby
Paenda was the last act from the semi-finals for today - after a break we'll be seeing the Big Five and Israel.
The background was...
Austria – In living colour (oh wait)
The question that ran through my mind was: has this been hiding in plain sight? Paenda has just completed her second run-through and she...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 4 – Austria
Halfway through the voting in Lisbon it looked like we might be heading back to Vienna, as Cesar Sampson unexpectedly won the jury vote....
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 4 – Austria
At time of writing, there seems to be a lot of hype about this song in the Eurovision fan firmament. PAENDA - with stylised...