11 November – You’ll shine, you’ll shine, you’ll shine, you’ll shine
It was back in late 2010/early 2011 that websites were previewing a massive announcement that we'd remember for ever. It was an intriguing thing...
10 November – I will take our love to a safe...
Do you have a list of your favourites songs per country? Maybe you think Quedate conmigo is the best Spanish song ever. Or that...
9 November – She just wants to play
Are there any countries you would love to see win for the first time? Well there aren't that many left, but some are dying...
Video Vault – Week 14 – Again with the plagiat!
In this episode of the Video Vault Phil uses his new fangled video editor to cheery up the six of you that view this...
6 November – Go deep with me
Our friends in Greece are vociferous Eurovision fans. It's true they had a really purple patch some time ago, when they could do absolutely...
5 November – Like I am sailing on a sea of...
That thing when you get a well-performed duet at our favourite TV show. In theory, you get two able performers, who bounce off each...
2 November – Oh yeah, do you like my dancing?
As we know, some people are born in a different country to the one (or ones) they eventually sing for in our favourite TV...
22 October – My endless melody I play for me and...
A good song needs a killer lyric. That's obvious. But it also needs those specific lines that put it above the rest. What is...
21 October – With Lucia I have enough
Do you remember the 1980s? An interesting decade where we had some innovative sets and some innovative costumes. And we had the finest orchestras...
16 October – No need to pretend
I know, we keep picking songs from the 20th Century that no-one remembers, and aren't impressive. Well I'm hopefully redressing that balance today with...