3 January – You turn everything upside down
As you'll know, we pick performers from all years when we celebrate birthdays here. You'll relish the black & white of some, but equally...
22 December – Return to me the dawn
Our friends in Spain haven't had the best of times this century. The peak was a 6th place finish in 2001. Since then, well,...
3 January – You are the art that sweetens the skin
As you'll know, we pick performers from all years when we celebrate birthdays here. You'll relish the black & white of some, but equally...
28 September – You’re dancing in your volcano
As you'll know, the rules of our favourite TV show impose a strict three minute on sing duration. It has been more in the...
ESC birthdays 11 Mar – One day, [insert country here] will...
Apparently it’s some sort of national festival of popular melody in Sweden over the weekend. Some fans of Europe’s favourite TV show have even...
Missing the boat
Phil: I reckon that Ark have missed lots and lots of things out of their song, mostly a spark of something good. In the...
Swedish Eurovision pick aims for ‘people power’
After a couple of years treading water, it's fair to assume Swedish broadcaster SVT is ready to try for another win, aiming to equal...
Third week of Melodifestivalen sends two more to grand final
Swedish ratings juggernaut Melodifestivalen continued to grab more than the lion's share of attention even on this Eurovision Super Saturday. This week we landed...
Fourth and Final Semi in Sweden
So this week, the normal semi final rounds came to a climax in Sweden with the fourth heat of Melodifestivalen 2020. As with the...
Sweden – Tusseling for a top spot
Sweden is my one to watch. Not because I think it’s great, but because I think it might have just enough to pick up...