17 February – Now, life is grubby and grey
I had a couple of days up country out of range of the world wide web. It was bracing. But this today's tune was...
Spain shocked fans by announcing representative on Lunchtime News
No... it's not the late Peter Sissons, or Angela Rippon, but RTVE swerved their usual method of announcing their singer by using the opening...
Second semi-final fills out Beovizijia scorecard
Twelve more songs competed during the second semi-final of the Serbian selection show - Beovizija - yesterday evening. The show, hosted by Nebojša Milovanović...
14 November – I’m afraid of a new love
It seems that English rules these days. No, not the (sub-)national entity. I mean the language. It's rampant in the presentation of the shows....
ESC birthdays 30 March – Is it time to leave yet?
Did you like yesterday’s fan favourite? Then today could also be your lucky day. Another fan favourite!! Yes, another one!! And this one won!!...
28 June – Good fairies, where are those lips
What's best? A nice little ballad or a big stomping floor-filler? One demonstrates the vocal talent, and the other fills dance floors.
It's a big...
Three to watch at Eurovision 2016
With just a few hours to go before the 61st Eurovision Song Contest, money is being placed on Russia and Australia. Oddschecker suggests a...
Spain: sounding good, but switch back to the first outfits
It’s Spain now, and I unashamedly, unabashedly love this! I thought they’d got a fairly good sense of it by Friday, so there’s not...
Switzerland – Cowbells, cheese and cuckoo clocks off the menu
We published this last year, but no one cared! - As it's their final tonight, here's a quick rundown of the finalists! - go...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 34 – Serbia
Look, none of us had the autonomic nervous system, pretty spleens and pondering about Megan Markle’s hair-care routine on our Eurovision 2022 bingo cards,...