Conan clinches Portuguese place at 2019 Eurovision
Only those who haven't lived under a Eurovision rock in recent months would be unaware that tonight featured two national finals where fans desperately...
Netherlands: Deep in the darkness
I suppose I wanted to love this more than I did. The power of expectation weighed heavy today and I came away feeling I...
A quick Slovenia, then off for culture
I’m heading over to the Schonbrunn Palace this evening to watch Zubin Mehta conduct the Vienna Philharmonic in the open air. Should be culturetastic,...
13 June – Don’t say a word don’t make a sound
A winner you say? You want a winner? Well, every birthday boy and girl are winners, but there are over 60 acts that have...
Poland – The new Morris (Marina) dancing?
Being from the UK of Stuff, this made me think of Maypole dancing ... but without the maypole or the movement.
It's very hard to...
7 February – You’re such a cheeky devil, you won’t get...
Some of you might have heard of a country in the north of our fair continent called Sweden. It's taken part a few times...
24 March – Lay down with someone strange
It's often overlooked how good some ballads are. They may not have the bells, whistles and fancy frocks of something that would fill a...
20 March – I see you glow
Yesterday, I picked a song from the second Eurovision Song Contest. Today I'm coming right up to date. Well, as up to date as...
5 August – I wonder where my absent love is
It's a scary fact that there will be participants in our favourite TV show who were born after 2000. Does that make you feel...
Spanish fly
Nick: Good song. Reasonable performances. Can't see any particular reason why it would win.
In more detail, Daniel's joined on stage by a cast of...