24 March – Lay down with someone strange
It's often overlooked how good some ballads are. They may not have the bells, whistles and fancy frocks of something that would fill a...
Lundvik to carry Swedish hopes of 7th Eurovision win
Singing 'Too late for love', John Lundvik romped home the winner of the 2019 edition of Eurovision juggernaut Melodifestivalen. This victory brings with it,...
11 October – You put a knife against my back
Life can imitate art sometimes. For example, I'll plant this thought: Who do you think I once saw in a food court in sunny...
Takasa……… for the memories…..
So after Georgia have ripped your soul out for being mind numbingly boring and formulaic, The not-allowed-to-be-called-Sally-Ann-but-we-are-anyway-army, complete with their older than Lys Assassin...
19 October – We’re cool under pressure, and that’s all we...
Eurovision fans love a record breaker. The singer who scored the most points. The countries that have won the most times. The first song...
17 February – Now, life is grubby and grey in the...
You have to admire the Dutch. In their time, they've notched up five Eurovision victories, but never seem to shout from their gable-ended rooftops...
Is Mimicat purring with delight?
So after I have minced to the kitchen to get myself a ham sandwich, very nice, thanks for asking, I return just in time...
Norwegian wood … well, I would
The gentleman to the left: Who does she remind me of? Name me some fat Norwegian singers?
The gentleman to my right: Merethe Troan
The gentleman...
Ukraine – Is she going to show me your mum?
She does sound like she is singing that in the first couple of rehearsals but man, we like that lots. There is lots of...
29 December – But once the dice were loaded against him
Trailblazer. It's a word bandied around far too often, maybe not least by these birthday articles. But today we really do have a trailblazer....