Will this ever Finnish?
Nick: It's more or less as you expect from the home town entry - there's an enthusiastic crowd of locals to support a perfectly...
Good morning Oslo – four rehearsals in one
The detractors among you will still notice that the Finns have done nothing significantly different from their national final performance, which is a good...
21 October – The dance floor is calling me
We often say that anyone can win the top prize in our favourite TV show. Past performance is no guide to future performance and...
15 February – When the rainbow bends in the sky
What's your favourite decade of Eurovision? There are so many to choose from. It's true that some decades have more songs than others. But...
Finnish rehearsal – Live from the Hall
Slight time delay but what do you expect!! - You can view the video here - with thanks to Eurovision Ireland - and make...
23 October – He walked his way to see the king...
I went on recently about songs being all about falling and out of love. Of course, there are other themes that come along from...
26 July – Fiery red cars, expensive leather seats
What's this you ask? We had 1966 yesterday, so why 1966 again today? Well, why ever not. We get swamped with songs from the...
Chicken balls, drag, tutus and twink rock! Phew!
Ooh a lovely chicken ball salad with That Monty's hot sauce for lunch and it's onwards and upwards now to...
Austria.
Ooh Conchy! That was classy,...
RESULTS ROUND UP – Week eight in review
Two more songs joined the Turin list as one broadcaster found itself removed from the line-up. Time for the OnEurope weekend in review for...
It gets dark early in Finland
Phil: I understand now why this won the national final. It's archetypal Finnish ... dark and mysterious. We keep expecting it to build to...