8 February – The bed next to me is empty
There are a few areas of the Eurovision world that are very cunningly tucked away. So tucked away that people often forget they're there....
28 January – I can see the angels standin’ by your...
Songs sung in our favourite TV show cover a very wide range of themes. We've had songs about falling in love, songs about falling...
Moldova withdraws cos all its songs are pants
I'm genuinely not making this up. That is, effectively, what Teleradio Moldova have said this morning. Their announcement says the following (with a dodgy...
21 January – If you want to find the beauty of...
We have some interesting matching of nations. Latvia and Burkina Faso. Ukraine and Congo-Brazzaville. And there's today's singer. Maybe not quite as exotic, but...
16 January – Are you sighing after me somewhere?
There sometimes comes a song that is so classy, you know it's not going to win the first prize at our favourite TV show....
10 January – We are the children of the whole world
If you were the only person ever to represent your country, how would you feel? Would you want your country to send participate again,...
25 December – Tell me now, do you feel this burning...
It's always good to see instruments on a stage, and even better of the singers are playing them. And it's a bonus if they're...
4 December – Now the rest of the world is overruled
Many countries have very inconsistent results. For years they could finish way down the scoreboard. And then they win. It makes that win all...
30 November – Everybody deserves a chance
We miss our friends the Magyars, and we want them back. Perhaps mainly because they've tried a variety of musical styles down the years....
18 November – We have to come out of the shadows,...
Our friends at the EBU encourage as many countries as possible to take part in our favourite TV show. Some decide against it, either...