11 May – I have kept my ray of sunshine
You may think that the winners are the most important things to come out of the contest. They are one of them, obviously, but...
10 February – I’m only a woman who likes you silently
Our friends in Canada keep trying to get in on the act, and who can blame them? One of its daughters even won once,...
27 September – Make me smile in the middle of a...
Our friends in France have experienced the highs and lows of Eurovision lately. After nearly winning in 2021, they had less good fortune in...
7 April – It rains on our house
Your eyes won't be deceiving you today. Yes, it's fun and games in black & white. But don't let that put you off. Some...
21 September – All that remains to me are ashes
You may think that when Portugal won, they had been mightily unlucky to only win at its 376th attempt. Well I guess they have,...
France – but not as we know it …
Nick: I've come to learn something in the days I've been in Helsinki, land of contrasts. There are 42 competing delegations here, and they...
22 June – I’ll live for a hundred thousand years
Do you remember 2018? We were in sunny sunny Lisbon. Everyone was tipping certain countries to win. Or do badly. They got some predictions...
30 June – Never admit, never, never, never, never
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,...
22 February – They try to find the Milky Way
Gimmick. A song needs a gimmick. But what to choose. We've had costume changes, wind machine, and pyros. But they were becoming so old...
16 September – We don’t really know what is false or...
If you have a long memory, you'll know that Ireland has hosted our favourite TV show in the past. It was a long time...