Eurovision Countdown 2025: Spain is my winner
Spain
Melody - Esa diva
At long last, Spain has remembered that it is, in fact, Spain. No more muted ballads or slightly bewildered indie bands...
UK breaking news, things are falling into place!
So impressions of the automatic finalists.
Germany is as it was, no worse and certainly no better. There's nothing to add here. It's just very...
Final day of rehearsals!
Ok, so we’re off with the final day of press rehearsals, and it’s the hosts and the Big 5: we’ve seen these now so...
Spain – they’ve ballsed this right up
And the problems don't lie with Miki. He sang 'La venda' to its fullest potential (although, I still think it's two choruses too long)....
21 June – I’m trembling when I’m by your side
We have a winner today. And the last winner for their country. And as things stand, when her country does win again, they'll take...
15 November – The summer we spent together
There's often a debate over whether a national final or an internal selection is the right way to go. A national final, and you...
2 April – Come, I’m free from eight to ten, then...
It's noticeable that Eurovision song titles are getting shorter. Year after year we get these one-word titles, with the word in question often buried...
10 September – The blue sky and love in your eyes
No country currently taking part (that's previously won) has been waiting longer for their next win than Spain. It's over 50 years since they...
Standard issue Spanish Euro-fodder
Arrived in time for the final run through, fortified by Twix (two for Eur1.20 from the vending machines on Pasema Station. Bargain, especially if...
16 June – Give heat to this winter
Second place. Is there a more frustrating position? Just ask anyone of a certain age from the United Kingdom of stuff. You try your...