Duncan Laurence on Mia & Dion losing out on Eurovision final
Eurovision 2019 winner Duncan Laurence was one of the driving forces behind this year's Dutch Eurovision entry. He championed Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper...
It’s time for UMK – I might explode!
The Lovely peeps over at YLE have given us (and the rest of the media, we aint that special) the official press release about...
Nearly 900 songs submitted for Benidorm Fest 2026
Spain’s Eurovision selection show, Benidorm Fest, has drawn 870 song submissions for its 2026 edition, RTVE has confirmed. The broadcaster closed the submission window...
Bilal gets the Eurovision nod for France
So here we are at nearly midnight CET as French broadcaster France 2 finally revealed which of the eight songs in the final gets...
29 March – I’ve overcome the sadness in my life
We had a crowd pleaser yesterday, and we have another one today. Thursday's was a soaring opus. Today's is the good old floor filler.
Politics...
Leonora wins Danish MGP
'No change' is a thing in Denmark. The Melodi Grand Prix final has followed the same formula for many years. To me, this meant...
My 11 qualifiers
I've just come into the bubble for the day, dear reader, after spending a day away, enjoying some of Kyiv proper. A lovely afternoon...
AVROTROS issues Eurovision statement
Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS has issued a statement outlining events that resulted in the disqualification of the Netherlands from the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest.
Statement
The statement...
Eurovision 2022 semi-final allocation draw takes place
As surely as spring follows winter (in this hemisphere, at least), the attention of fandom is momentarily distracted when the next Eurovision host broadcaster...
Mo’s Eurovision 2023 Countdown: Spain
I can't deny Benidormfest has turned around Spanish Eurovision. Chanel shot them back to the top three last year, and Blanca Paloma is heading...