4 July – Just like a polaroid, you fade away
Eurovision is tough. All the fans can be quick to judge sometimes, and many happily say they do/don't like a specific song. But it...
28 June – Somewhere at the town’s end, an old house...
What style of song do you like best? Does it need costume changes, clucking, or maybe the odd penguin on stage? Or do you...
21 June – The voices of the wind and the waves...
What do you now? It's Lusitanian singing that was largely ignored by the juries of Europe. I'll admit that not everything Portugal did was...
19 June – My colours have been shown
Anyone can win the Eurovision Song Contest. There, I've said it. We cite the examples of Portugal and Finland. But there are others. Not...
17 June – You came to me one night
What's the right language for a Eurovision song? It's a vexed question. Be true to your own language, and you get admired for sticking...
16 June – Alone in my bed I feel you’re not...
Second, eh? Is there a more annoying position? Well, maybe not if you're the host broadcaster. But if you've travelled half-way across Europe with...
15 June – The whole world had longer hair
That thing when you've tried for years to do something. And then when you get to do that thing you've been yearning for, you...
13 June – When you were lost I followed right behind
A winner you say? You want a winner? Well, every birthday boy and girl are winners, but there are over 60 acts that have...
11 June – I watch you at night
The home entrant. To be fair, they haven't had the best of times of late. There was a time when singing in a contest...
9 June – My body is the ship on the tide...
If you ever get the gig to represent your country, you have to be prepared for failure as well as success. Only one country...