20 April – I drank so many bitter liquors
Do you ever get caught up in the storms of interest that surround some songs? A momentum builds behind and people think it...
23 September – She always has a little wine
It's always nice to hear a song that's not English. But even more special when we hear a proper minority language. Our friends in...
30 June – Be the one who is loved for saying...
You know that thing when you've had enough of colour performances? So to redress that balance, here's one in glorious black & white. No,...
Ecoutez… we have a contender from the Latins
I've just heard the French sound check (not even the real rehearsal) and I've got goose bumps. No Eurovision performance has ever had this...
France – Now then this is more like it … maybe
Now, France 2, this is more like it. I don't like your strategy of sneaking it out on a Thursday afternoon when I was...
First four qualifiers for the French Final
Tonight we saw the first of the "Big Five" in action with France taking to our televisions/internets/phones etc and giving us a damn fine...
Who needs what to get their Best Result: Your Nice 2023...
As well as music, Eurovision fans love statistics - and both contests are an absolute goldmine for facts, figures and number-crunching! So just before...
9 February – It’s beautiful, it’s great, it’s wonderful
Our favourite TV show has a rich history, and it's good to dig deep sometimes, to pick out those songs you won't here every...
France *has* decided…. but whom?
In an extremely long and, frankly at times tedious, evening on French Television, nos amis across La Manche had two rounds of votes to...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – France
Requiem by Alma
Every year I bemoan the fact that France has rarely been rewarded for the diversity she has brought to Eurovision. Their entries...