UPDATED: Maruv and ‘that Eurovision contract’
On Saturday evening, Maruv triumphed at the Ukrainian Vidbir contest, earning first refusal on a place at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. The glitter...
Sixteen songs make Latvian final cut
Not so long back, Latvian broadcaster LTV decided to let everyone hear the 33 of the 83 songs submitted for the 2019 Supernova show....
Hungary for success? – A Dal has served up a first...
When one looks back though the Eurovision year, the six week festival of A Dal in Hungary isn't up there with the likes of...
Senhit: Flo or no Rida?
When you sit down to talk with Eritrean born Senhit and her creative director Luca Tommassini - the brains behind a year of inspired...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 18 – Iceland
Systur - Með Hækkandi Sól
I didn’t think that the Grand Ole Opry had an outpost in Reykjavik, until these three trotted up to...
Why Your Favourite Song Isn’t Going To Win Eurovision – 2022...
Self-proclaimed Eurovision expert Roy D Hacksaw is back with his annual misanthropic look at exactly why not a single country is going to win...
Lucky dip – who gets to sing when?
There were three spots in the second half of the running order left after the Tuesday qualifiers (and the big five) had first dibs...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 36 – Spain
Chanel – Slo Mo
To give Chanel credit, this is far and away the best thing Spain has fronted up with at Eurovision in years....
And so it begins – The first proper “On Season” result!...
So in the first of their (only) three quarter-Finals this year the Lithuanian's had a show that defied all expectations - well defied all...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 15 – Georgia
Circus Mircus - Lock Me In
This isn't anything like the whacky art house project I had anticipated. It has a simple summery groove...