21 October – You’ll have a smooth sea for sailing
Do you remember the 1980s? An interesting decade where we had some innovative sets and some innovative costumes. And we had the finest orchestras...
2 October – Walking towards the sun
You can't beat a nice little greeting to get you in a good mood. And today's song is three minutes of good mood. In...
7 July – Give me your hand and you’ll see yourself...
If you're a Eurovision fan worth their gravy (or glitter), you might have an eye on its history. Which countries have hosted, which cities...
Nick “does” 2025 – Italy
ITALY - Volevo Essere Un Duro – Lucio Corsi
Dear reader, I think I may have been a bit overambitious with my writing schedule this...
Latvian Eurovision pirates totally terrifying in a bad way
As Roy might say, 'Shit my old boots!' It was totally terrifying in a bad way. Shambolic in the extreme, their singing - or...
Champagne Supernova or premature fizz? The first qualifiers
Latvian TV launched its selection procedure tonight. Supernova is known chiefly for Riga Beaver who entertains web-stream viewers in the advert breaks, rather for...
Latvian press Conference – Meow!
Second up on Day One were the Latvians. Citi Zeni's press conference went something like this:
Right from the first seconds of the meet and...
Lithuania – looking a bit silly
Lithuania’s Donny appears to have had a semi perm in his hair and, with leather jacket and ripped jeans, there seems to be a...
Lithuania Heat 3 – Results
Lithuanian broadcaster LRT continues its confusing and bloated process to pick a song that will end mid table come May. This week, lukewarm viewer...
But one of these days you’ll realise Eastern Europe is in...
Just when you thought you could escape my random choices, I've come back with a good one. You disagree? Well, it would be dull...