1 November – Wake me on Saint Vitus’ day
We've got another home entrant here. They will always occupy a special place in Eurovision lore, as there has only been 64 of them....
Slovenia & Estonia
We're in the press centre, and it's quite lovely. It's huge with golden trees of light in the middle and an enormous working area....
The second half of a the second half
Fecund we are with musical joy this half. Many manners of pop noise stroked our lugs, and here's a couple of quick relations as...
Olly and Graham have a bit of an old chinwag!
Imagine my surprise, dear reader, when the following press release came through from the lovely people at the BBC.
"The BBC today confirms one-off special,...
FdC 2021 – 2nd Semi Final qualifiers in full.
The results of the 2nd FdC 2021 Semi Final are now known - they didn't announce the jury and televote split (shame) only the...
The Netherlands, A good show opener
The Netherlands open things up on this rather cold December morning. On Sunday they will be the first song up and that is going...
11 April – The wind’s always there
We all know that the road to Eurovision is not always easy. All sorts of things can get in the way of that song...
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...
28 August – Looking for a miracle
Is there a country you would like to see win for the first time? Is there a country capable of really hosting our favourite...
Live Blog – Second Semi Final
Ten more acts are poised to fight it out to secure a place in the Grand Final of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest. We'll...