30 June – The sweetest love left a bitter taste
What's this? Another Dane? You wait for weeks and then two come along at once. And coincidentally, both acts achieved the same finishing position.
Today's...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Azerbaijan is gloriously slippy
Azerbaijan
Magagama - Run with you
Magagama (not, as it turns out, a Pokémon evolution) offers up a track that’s equal parts time-travelling synth nostalgia and...
Lithuania had the runs
(Do you see what I did there? - do you!)
Jurijus was missing something. Various answers from our table ranged from a guitar to a...
Host country blues?
This is a case of host country blues if ever I heard one. Azerbaijan are clearly bankrupt by hosting the contest and to me...
Israel First Rehearsal
Well what can one say!!! (that is printable...) I can't even imagine this one getting anywhere close to winning. It's painfully awful.
He is out...
11 January – Days are maybe bright or maybe grey
Some of you may only have ever seen contests in glorious colour. And the quality seems to get higher every year. A pity the...
Ready for your first Eurovision national final?
It's getting close to the end of the year, and that can only mean one thing. Time for Albania to pick its Eurovision Song...
27 September – On Friday you’re dancing with Ben
We should never forget our history. Back in the mists of time, the contest was in sunny Lugano. The venue isn't there anymore, but...
Artsvik kicks off Eurovision #CelebrateDiversityChallenge
Clever old Artsvik. While lesser stars are busy lip-synching on Saturday evening telly, she's found a way to create something genuinely interesting involving those...
Ireland, Cyprus, Monaco
Sorry but we are going to have to leave early - remember it's a Sunday tomorrow and we need to go and shop for...