27 July – First love is never forgotten
It's about time we had a winner. And it's about time we had something in glorious black & white. So when those two parts...
1 July – Play, play, musicians, delight me, magicians
It's good to have a really good look back in time to those earlier contests. The days of simplicity, when a singer had to...
8 June – I will sing, I will sing to you
The free language rule is a funny old thing. Obviously, most countries have picked a world-wide language to do their stuff. English usually, but...
23 May – In the railway station where the first adventure...
A winner? Well, there have been 70 of them, so they'll crop up here from time to time. There is another winner who has...
France – Obviously!
La Zarra's second rehearsal was a lot of work, and it takes a lot of work to create her vision, but she is living...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 13 – France
Évidemment by La Zarra.
Every year I lament the rum luck of the French, the nation who I think has been one of the most...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 – Part 13/37 – France
La Zarra - Évidemment
Time for my dad joke
Teacher - Johnny, can you tell me a sentence with fascinate in it?
Johnny - Yes miss, My...
Mo’s Eurovision 2023 Countdown: France
At Eurovision, France tends to go one of two ways, world music or very very French. This year, it's the latter. La Zarra is...
10 April – I don’t know how to live without you
Is there a formula for doing well at our favourite TV show? Does every act need to be outrageous? Does it need eight costume...
18 March – I’ve got the sky in my hands
When your country has had success in our favourite TV show, the pressure is always on your singers to repeat that success year after...