ESC birthdays 29 March – I don’t know what either
Fan favourite. Are there two words that you love more? You know that song. It gets your average fan hooked in the second bar...
Right, that’s me done for the day …
Roy and Franko have pootled off to the Olympic Stadium where there's a game on right this minute... no there isn't, Roy and Franko...
From icebergs to Iceland
Iceland next. There’s not a lot they can really do with this, so it’s relatively surprise free. Apart from Ari’s outfit. He’s wearing a...
Shock-free zone for Iceland at 2020 Eurovision
After letting naughty boy band Hatari hold sway over the 2019 Söngvakeppnin, Icelandic broadcaster RUV was playing things safe as it chose its next...
Eurovision Daði calls for backing vocal rule change
Icelandic Eurovision star Daði Freyr has called on Eurovision to return to 100% live vocals.
In 2021, organisers introduced a rule - described as an...
Eurovision’s nostalgia trip continues in Iceland
I swear I have been transported to a parallel universe of Eurovision where the millenials have been brushed aside and the old guard is...
Baku Eve… Bag still not packed!
Evening all.. So I'm still here attempting to pack the wheelie.. It will take about 15mins once I get going, it's just the getting...
That’s some frock you’ve got there
Phil: This song sounds more like Euroband ever did with someone that pertains to be a singer, although she could hide Euroband under her...
8 February – Your darkness pulls
They say that the music business can be a difficult one to get into, which is probably why the current crop of talent shows...
The Fanning Verdict – Eurovision 2021 – Day Three
It's a wet and windy start to the week at the Fanning Mansion, but I'm wrapped up warm inside with access to the virtual...