Sanremo ‘big names’ revealed by Italian TV
Italian TV has revealed the songs and acts who will compete to sing for Italy this year at the Sanremo festival. As always, it's...
Outsider Diodato wins 2020 Sanremo
A week of Italian music culminated last night with the 2020 grand final of the annual Sanremo contest. The golden lion trophy went to...
Sanremo 2022 has gone Big in the big category.
RAI have spiced up Eurovision fan's Saturday night by releasing the names of the 22 singers that will go into the "Big" acts round...
Who needs what to get their Best Result: Your Nice 2023...
As well as music, Eurovision fans love statistics - and both contests are an absolute goldmine for facts, figures and number-crunching! So just before...
5 September – I’m waiting for a thousand excuses from you
Do you ever wonder what it's like to be the member of a duo that's not quite the headliner? The side-kick, if you will....
Italy… Sorry I was posting
My first Eurovision bet in 4 years.. Greece to be best Balkan... £25 at 10/11....... I would have put more on but....
Anyway, Italy seemed...
9 September – The naked ape is dancing
From today's post title, you've probably already guessed today's featured song. But if you've not, feel free to read on.
Sometimes we get that hot...
18 March – If you cry, if you laugh, I’m with...
That thing where you get to represent your country must be great. Although you never get to take a trip abroad. Unless you're a...
Italy: Someone needs shut-eye
I got to see one of the three rehearsals this morning - and heard plenty of reports of the shambolic first run-through - which...
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...