Barbara Pravi: I’ve made no concessions
Barbara Pravi will represent France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam with the song ‘Voilà’. The song takes inspiration from the chanson...
9 September – I go out and I laugh
Some would say that the secret of the success of a song is its publicity. If you can get your song into the public...
20 June – You’re the one that’s making me strong
Do you ever get caught up in the storms of interest that surround some songs? A momentum builds behind and people think it...
28 February – There were women and girls in flowers
France are good at Eurovision. Well, they have been in the past. And anyone can win our favourite TV show. And wouldn't you love...
The first 2018 proper national final – La France? C’est vous!
I know people will think that Albania is the first proper national final, but as that took place in 2017 this - the French...
A Gallic Shrug set to music…
....Oh dear Amir, where has this gone wrong??
It really isn't all that based on this either and is the musical equivalent of "meh" set...
The Seven Greatest Eurovision Non-Runners Of All Time
For the second year running there will be a song in the Eurovision souvenir programme that will not be performed on the big night....
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...
7 April – From my own window, I see the rain...
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...
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...