What’s happening in Italy this year?
We're catching up after our summer break, and if you’re wondering how Italy will likely choose its Eurovision 2025 representative, all eyes should be...
12 September – I think faster trying to figure out whether...
Could it be possible that the balance of power could be moving away from a certain Nordic country and heading further south? Just think...
27 July – When love is young you feel like singing
As we'll all know, one of the best shows in the pre-Eurovision season comes from a place called Sanremo. These days, it's used to...
28 April – And stick you to my breast, so that...
We're continuing our look at duets through the ages. As I've said, they can be hit or miss. They can be well-suited, or thrown...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 20 – Italy
Sanremo is one of the annual cultural highlights for me, a music festival so big it transcends its secondary role as the Italian selection...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 20/37 – Italy
I loved this song at Sanremo and not just because I was on the stage in November! – After five nights of batshit Italians...
Eurovision Countdown 24 – Italy according to Mo
The Sanremo process invariably means Italy avoids sending the kind of half-arsed stinkers beloved of other Big Five members. I either love or hate...
15 April – To keep on living, living, living
There are some countries that seem to get Eurovision. The last three countries to win it mainly. We're clearly in one in May, but...
22 March – Don’t flatter yourself
We always look at the past in this feature. We find those songs that are popular, and some that you might not have ever...
25 February – Live in love
We all know that one of the Big Five (at least) is really gunning for its next win. Year after year it generally out-performs...