21 February – Look carefully to the colour of the water
Do you remember the times when countries had to sing in their national languages? It was easy for some - German all the way,...
Évidemment c’est La France
Yesterday evening, La Zarra performed her Eurovision song for the first time on prime time French TV.
Starting out as a classic chanson before sidetracking...
La Zarra to represent France in Liverpool
As you may, or may not, know by now, France 2 held a press conference on the 12th January to reveal that La Zarra will...
France – Now this is more like it
Whereas Spain was, by local consensus, bloody awful, this is a gamillion times better than it was in preview.
If Elvis had lived ... no...
Lissandro de France: Le Maître de la scène
For those of you interested, Le Maître de la scène is French for The Greatest Showman - but move over Hugh Jackman and show-stopping...
9 November – Do you hear the beats of the tom-toms?
It's always a good thing when a country tries something different. There's one thing for a formulaic song, but thinking outside the box can...
27 October – Darling, get up and move your bottom
Have you had a good week? Has it snowed where you are? Or is it fine and sunny in an Israeli stylee? Whatever your...
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...
12 September – There are insults that we’ll have to forgive
Eurovision can throw up interesting collaborations. To start with, we have the performers born in one country representing another. These are often culturally similar...
11 August – We acted that we loved each other, but...
We should remember that our contest isn't all about what's happening now. It has a rich history that we should celebrate. I'm sure everyone...