Eurovision goes Latin … thanks to Norway
This somehow gains something from not having had a Portugal shortly beforehand, at least in my little world. NRK must be cursing the draw,...
5 October – Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and the world of...
Our friends in Switzerland are in a curious situation. They have lots of languages to choose from, and they can confuse the average casual...
11 April – I carried it, carried it, carried it home
Anyone can win our favourite TV show. A number of countries had had dismal results before they won. You know who they are. And...
Eurovision 2003 – Why Jemini failed to score a single point
As we all know by now, the UK failed to gain a single point from the other 25 nations in this years Eurovision Song...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 29/37 – Portugal
Portugal can never be accused of composing something because its popular or following the trends in Eurovision – in fact the motto of MGM...
Switzerland by Monty
There’s not an awful lot to say here, it’s pretty much exactly as you’d expect from a traditional rock performance. I’m pleased to see...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 31 – Serbia
Samo Mi Se Spava by Luke Black.
I just want to sleep, says Luke Black. 31 songs into this year’s Countdown, Luke, I hear you.
Luke...
Semi Two rolls on….
Ireland
I've not been a fan of this since it was selected and there's not much in rehearsal to change my mind. There's a nice...
It’s time for Sweden – The results of the first Semi...
The results of the first Sweden-fan-gasm semi final are as follows:
Song
Performers
1st Round
2nd Round
One touch
Kadiatou
Pretender
Lillasyster
Andra Chansen
Horizon
Jessica Andersson
5th
The missing piece
Paul Rey
Andra Chansen
Tänker...
3 September – Isn’t life just a lie that we feed
As you know, we often drone on about people who keep trying. Some of them make it to the final week/fortnight many times, and...