9 December – You are loves irresistible force
Long before a certain Thomas G:son, among others, Sweden (remember them?) had a number of people who could turn out Eurovision entries quicker than...
7 December – He laughed at all the stupid little puppets...
Do you want fun and frolic on a Thursday? Do you want a wonderful world of whimsy? Do you want a song to stimulate...
6 December – It was wonderful to fly away
It's always an interesting thing to watch when following the progress of fan favourites through the Eurovision season. The song gets picked and immediately...
Sweden revamps its own festival
So SVT, not only content with Ruining Eurovision - so Twitter/x would have you believe - is having another tinker with the Melodifestivalen format.
This...
30 November – Everything’s just fine, there’s nothing wrong
A prop is always a good thing to make your song stand out just that little bit more than the rest. The question is:...
Netherlands 2024: A Blend of Diversity and Innovation
Despite electing a far-right party into power, the Dutch Eurovision Song Contest 2024 entry promises to blend diversity and inclusion.
Record-breaking interest
AVROTROS, the Dutch broadcaster,...
27 November – I’ll be begging on my knees
Is the free language rule a good thing? We have seen a clutch of good results where singers have stuck to their own tongue,...
26 November – Hey, old neighbour don’t look so sour
Today we go back a few years. Yes, definitely quite a few years. After all, it would be a dull old thing if I...
Who needs what to get their Best Result: Your Nice 2023...
As well as music, Eurovision fans love statistics - and both contests are an absolute goldmine for facts, figures and number-crunching! So just before...
Sweden’s Road to Eurovision 2024 – Melodifestivalen Heats Up
As the host country for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, Sweden is gearing up for an exciting season of Melodifestivalen, the national selection process...