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...
4 February – Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
I mention from time to time that we love someone who tries. Even though they'll never be the continent's favourite. Often through no fault...
25 July – Remember your eyes are crystals
Every Eurovision song will have its fans. Yes, even that one that you, dear reader, can't stand. Someone will like it. It's not so...
Festival da Cancao reaches a result
Shortly after the Nordic three made their choices, Portugal got going with the Festival da Cancao Grande Final (languages are a gift etc). After...
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,...
Portugal – c/f Iceland
Again, the question has to be asked if this is indeed art! It certainly comes to something in this contest when Conan and his...
Each morning I’ll be like a child
It's Friday night at the Café Oneurope. And that can only mean one thing. It's random video time. You must be on the edge...
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...
Afternoon Bollox
As you have guessed by now - I have not seen the first two rehearsals this afternoon - but I sense you will be...
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...