Eurovision Countdown 2017 – Part 4
It’s time for part four of our 2017 Eurovision Song Contest preview party. ‘The one where they finished talking about the first semi-final’ in...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2021 – Part 8 of 39 – Cyprus
So, in a year when returning artistes are en vogue, recurring song themes are also in around Europe. The island of Aphrodite has gone...
Cyprus – no frills
CyBC are so poor, they have only sent Desperate Olympics for this performance with no backing singers and no chance....
She can sing this and...
25 April – There’s no room for guilts in our night
Do you like it when singers try several times? Sometimes they can win on a second attempt. Sometimes they don't quite do as well...
Eurovision 2009 – A view from afar
Now, to my Jaded eye (do you see what I did there?), none of these looked half bad - until the last 30 seconds...
LIVE BLOG – Semi Final 1 – Press rehearsal
Join us live here from 22:00 local time (8pm, UK/Portugal - 9pm Western Europe) to hear what we make of the Jury rehearsal of the...
Si, Fuego … those Cypriots are at it again
....no, not remaking the Renault car of the 1980's, but burning us all with the song "Fuego" (it's Spanish for Fire don't you know)
The...
Eurovision Babylon – Love and hate
Time for another peep behind the Eurovision curtains into our semi-regular (=not at all regular) gossip column, Eurovision Babylon.
The kids are alt-right
If you can't...
Costumes, costumes and more costumes
Another quiet moment away from my boss. Another day of rehearsals over, so a few words of wisdom from me. Or not. If you...
Mo’s Eurovision 2023 Countdown: Cyprus
Aussie Andrew Lambou is this year's imported talent taking to the stage for Cyprus at Eurovision. And to be fair, there's nothing especially wrong...