Iceland have gone for bland – again
So after just the traditional two semifinals plus the seemingly obligatory Wild Card selection of a fifth song - we have the five finalists...
29 May – I glide above every hardship
Performers of all ages have been seen on a Eurovision stage. It cam sometimes be a fun game to guess whether a performer looks...
Irish enter an actual Turkey for Eurovision
Phil: It is what it is ... and that's not necessarily a bad thing, I guess ... He does everything that you would expect...
Still crazy, crazy
Just to brighten up your day, here's a bit of random whimsy to cheer you along. That's if you're inside, and not out making...
7 December – They don’t wanna be around us no more
As you'll know, unless you've been living in a crater on Mars, Ireland has won our favourite TV show seven times. That's more than...
In Eurovision news even you couldn’t make up…
... Johnny Rotten, also known properly as Johnny Lydon of that two-bit Punk band The Sex Pistols is "headlining", if that is the right word,...
10 October – The day you went away I said I...
We all like trailblazers. But what about those who were - maybe - one year too late to be one? Their achievement shouldn't be...
Israel….. I’m alarmed..
To my tired old eyes, this has got no better. Mei still seems to be shouting at me quite a lot and, from me...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 24 – Israel
I am generally not a believer in so-called “Fanwank” – those songs that fans love so much that it drives them blind with desire,...
8 August – Even the ice feels cold
Have you ever wondered what goes through a performer's mind during Eurovision week/fortnight? Do they ever get nervous? Do they think they're out of...