20 October – Thought I saw myself in you
We've got a birthday today for one of our friends from Azerbaijan. As you'll know, they won once and would love to win again....
26 January – The summer melody, it’s just a delusion
Duets can be an odd thing. Get it right, and you can feel the chemistry oozing from the two singers. Get it wrong, and...
10 December – Dressed in black, you left my neighbourhood
Do you ever think some performers get a really bad deal? You can tell that they can definitely carry a song in a bucket....
17 October – Symphonies of dreams and highlights
It's a vexed question these days. no, not how much this website is better than all those others. It's about who should be able...
25 March – And when the music stops to play
Everyone likes the winners of contests, but we all like those that try, try, and try again. Even if they don't always quite get...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Italy is Italian
ItalyLucio Corsi – Volevo essere un duro
In a year when seemingly others have taken it up on themselves to serve Italy at Eurovision, Italy...
11 June – A life without colours – that’s not you
It was always interesting when our friends at the EBU relaxed the rule about singing in your own language. Obviously, where most songs are...
17 July – You can crush and break down my walls...
It's another near miss today. You know, the contest that never was in 2020. Some could call it purgatory. And some managed to get...
Hoisting the Flag (For You)
Well, it's a busy old morning in Eurovisionia. I saw just the one run through of Czech Republic, and it was interesting. A huge...
It’s been a long old day in Eurovision Land
Then we get Carola. About 700 press packed into seeing her rehearse - and the first 3 times I saw it - I thought...