14 December – Life happens only once
You must remember those debut performances that mark out a country from the rest. Like Serbia winning at their first attempt as an independent...
Eurovision Countdown 24 – Poland according to Mo
This is my winner. I’m a sucker for three-songs-in-one-tune schtick.
Luna wastes no time – she gets in, does the job, has a bit of...
A big handful of rehearsals from Nick
Interesting set of rehearsals so far, I think. Apart from Poland, virtually everyone seems to have been in fairly good voice and terrible clothes,...
26 November – Don’t be afraid of your destiny
What do you think about the modern day system of giving jury and televoting results separately? It sets out how differently those two elements...
21 April – You’re a night away from me
It's about time we went vintage again, just to show what today's performers are following in the footsteps of. Those older songs weren't all...
LIVE Blog: Eurovision 2017 – First semi final
Tonight at 21:00 CEST/20:00 UK/Portugal, contestants from 18 countries will compete for ten spots in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final. You can...
COVID: Polish delegation sitting out Turquoise Carpet
During a routine test upon arrival at the Eurovision Song Contest venue on Saturday 15 May, a member of the Polish delegation tested positive for COVID...
19 July – Who’d wanna be a king pulling too many...
What do you think of people representing countries other than their birth? It can be more controversial when their birth country and their chosen...
You can’t Polish a turd
Ooh, that was controversial wasn’t it? Saturday’s Polish final (their first for five years, who do they think they are, the BBC?) cranked up the...