30 October – There’s so much I carry with me
It's often a quandary for countries on what type of music to enter in our favourite TV show. Do they go for something generic...
Making up numbers again?
There is not enough off key singing and bad dancing on this stage. Though I have to say that this sounds better in the...
Sounds familiar – not at Eurovision
There are those who suggest you can tell a Eurovision song a mile off. They'd go so far as to suggest they all sound...
21 June – The voices of the wind and the waves...
What do you now? It's more Lusitanian singing that was largely ignored by the juries of Europe. I'll admit that not everything Portugal did...
7 August – I’m singing the praises of the land that...
Is Eurovision political? Is there a fine line between a political song and one that celebrates history? Where do you draw this line?
Some countries...
Phil’s Day 1 Round up for 2023.
The main question is, am I Anna Ford or Reggie Bosenquet? - Yeah, you lot have no chance of knowing who they are.
From what...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Portugal is warm
Portugal—so often the earnest, acoustic soul of the contest—has delivered something this year that feels neither desperate nor overwrought, which in Eurovision terms is...
This mornings rehearsals so far
It appears Belgium has taken its toll on us - so we are only just catching up with "stuff"
Iceland First - MEH is the...
18 June – My grape sugar and nut on the table
Nothing makes you think of summer more than fruit and sweet things. OK, perhaps the sun too. But if you're in a beach bar,...
30 March – I give you the sky that is in...
Do you ever wonder what goes through the minds of defeated semi-finalists? Do you think they expect to fall at the semi-final stage? Or...