10 November – Love is fragile, it’s just like china
We celebrate the winners here. We also celebrate the also-rans. And, indeed, we celebrate the last places too. After all, there are many last-placed...
Latvia – Time gentlemen, please
Mr Phil, is busy elsewhere in Tel Aviv, so we've had a shout around and asked for opinions on the Latvian song - up...
5 March – Don’t scream like a violin without music score
There are songs that become classics for various reasons. They could be winners. They could be insanely bad. Or it could be by accident.
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2 May – I ain’t gonna hold on to these monsters...
Our friends in Finland have had a very spotty time at Eurovision. Only one win in xxx years, and very little else in the...
Updated: Injury Time – Mikolas Josef rushed to hospital
The first day of rehearsals haven't ended well for Czech singer Mikolas Josef. Following his first rehearsal this morning, he reported an injury. The...
Now this is more like it – again – Azerbaijan
Julie Wright - she of Euronet/DotEurovision/ESCNation fame - told me weeks ago that this was going to do well, and I dismissed her shenanigans...
8 June – I sing for victory
The free language rule is a funny old thing. Obviously, most countries have picked a world-wide language to do their stuff. English usually, but...
Pabandom iš naujo! 2023 – second heat results
That other juggernaut of Eurovision - Pabandom iš naujo! 2023 - continued to bring thrills and spills from Vilnius at Lithuania took another step...
Cyprus goes down… under for their 2023 representitive.
So what do you do if you're original disapora just isn;t doing it for you - why, you go to your second best diaspora...
28 February – Why do we make it so hard?
Are you always able to pick a winner when you first hear it? Or does it baffle you completely when wins? Obviously, if...