Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Part 1 – The United Kingdom
I usually start the countdown at the beginning, after all it is a very good place to start, but this year in a cynical...
11 March – Everything we’re looking for is right here
There's been a lot of hoo-haa about the choice made by a certain country last night. And also its neighbouring country. Could what they've...
Rybak for more with second Eurovision bid
Some Eurovision winners refuse to go away. Johnny Logan still haunts the halls like a fading ghost, and Uncle Ralph Siegal dips into his...
I appreciate it’s Mother’s Day Benjamin, but you don’t have to...
It's almost as if it was ordained by the gods. The fanw**k favourite and allround clean-living good guy with the Melodifestivalen pedigree, Benjamin Ingrosso...
Party like its 1904? – It’s a Nor-Swe final evening!
So the final Saturday of the On-Season is upon us and, frankly, after weeks of 7-8 and 9 selections, two is a blessed relief! -...
8 March – Girl in a flounce skirt, lavender without a...
Two months from now, it's possible that you'll be somewhere in south-western Europe. Somewhere where the fish, port and the like flow freely. Will...
7 March – Sometimes life wreaks havoc without you realizing
Just to bring things bang up to date, I've picked a song from 2017 today. Luckily I've got 42 to choose from, but as...
5 March – Play cool music on your walkman
I like to think that most of the best songs to come from Sweden were in the 1980s. Classic after classic after classic. Well,...
Cláudia Pascoal to sing for Eurovision host nation
Rare indeed are the years when the host nation triumphs at Eurovision. 2018 shows little sign of breaking that pattern.
Last night, Cláudia Pascoal was (eventually)...
Maltese singer wins jury vote in (Slovakian) San Marino final
The Schaub-family money-spinner aimed at picking a song to represent San Marino at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest has ended in the only way...