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Switzerland have three minutes to shine

It’s an odd comparison, of the type you’re used to by now, but watching Switzerland after Sweden gives me the same feeling I had...

On a wingnut and a prayer

Switzerland have had a very poor record in this contest since Annie Cotton's third place back in 1993. They managed a top ten finish...
Luca Hanni at Eurovision 2019 in Tel Aviv

Switzerland – Hit me with your Cuba Libre!

First off, apologies about missing Lativa, It's not deliberate. I had a mountain of work to do, but did take advice from people at...

6 December – Your hand and mine in the same poetry

It's always an interesting thing to watch when following the progress of fan favourites through the Eurovision season. The song gets picked and immediately...

29 December – Don’t hesitate to unveil your good and bad...

Contests come and go, and sometimes songs that you took an interest in seem to pass out of memory, even though they may have...

3 August – I got so much on my mind, and...

Winners. There have only been a small proportion of acts that have done that at our favourite TV show. They're a rare commodity. And...

UK – This is better AND Right….

Germany was poor, this was brilliant. Molly even waved at me and my companion, I nearly fainted with excitement! She held back from hitting...

That UK then? – Never knowingly undersold but always hammered…

So, according to Mo I have to give you MOAR words of wisdom on the UK Final. Firstly, I have to say that me and...

24 January – And I’ll stand proud

Do you remember when some countries used to do well? And then us newbies came along and upset no end of apple carts? Some...

It could have been so different …

I'm writing this piece perched on a table in the Rock Lounge of the Saku Suurhalle ... you remember that - it was the...