Iceland have gone for bland – again
So after just the traditional two semifinals plus the seemingly obligatory Wild Card selection of a fifth song - we have the five finalists...
Austria’s opera star goes full pop
High drama. Higher notes. JJ’s “Wasted Love” is the Eurovision aria you didn’t know you needed.
When Austria picked a 24-year-old male soprano with a...
The Netherlands, *now* I understand it
Perhaps I needed to see S10 sing this live because at the start of this whole thing I really, REALLY didn't understand the hype...
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...
France – Variations of an enigma
So, to the third of our Big Five anthology. This is the one that perplexes me the most. With Spain and Germany I knew what...
It’s ok, I’ve got the insulin – Moldova has announced!
As a certified diabetic I try my best to avoid sugar, as it will probably kill me eventually. So, imagine my shock and surprise...
France – Now then this is more like it … maybe
Now, France 2, this is more like it. I don't like your strategy of sneaking it out on a Thursday afternoon when I was...
The country that breaks ‘Eurovision Rules’
Rybak may claim to know the secret behind songwriting. Musicologists insist success at Eurovision is based on a 16-bar verse and chorus formula. Many...
“Ich komme aus Tampere!”
Finland’s Eurovision queen Erika Vikman is getting the full hometown hero treatment—complete with saunas, drag queens, and sweeping views of Tampere. The city has...
Don’t it make my brown eyes … Austrian TV picks Eurovision...
'Whenever I wake up in the morning, I just look like a panda around my eyes!' So says PAENDA (her caps), who was today...