1 January – A simple song can bring back the past
Happy New Year! And may your dreams for 2023 all come true. Whether it's trying your first lobster thermidore, taking that trip to Funchal,...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 26 – Moldova
This is almost a cracking little Eurovision song: dark and moody with the hint of rejection from the video and the lyrics. It follows...
Russia First Rehearsal
Well what can one say....
a) Late for rehearsal
b) Having a strop with the stage manager
c) Not really trying too hard indeed one of them...
Russia disqualified from Eurovision Song Contest
Following two days of bombing in Ukraine, and after fan websites, social media and a number of broadcasters pressured the European Broadcasting Union, Russia...
Star Trek comes to Malmö
I've escaped my keeper for a few brief minutes so I thought I'd tell you what I think. Of the rehearsals so far of...
22 March – It’s an overload in a disco fantasy
Now there's a lyric that's bound to get your interest. Discos? Fantasies? It could be any song that involves glitter and maybe even a...
Time for a quick break
The only redeeming feature for this song is the fact that the 3d lettering on the backdrop looks very effective..... effectively removing your eyes...
Faraway in an English country garden
With our arena correspondents having wandered off to see other bits of Moscow, I'm left playing catch-up once again.
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I'm not struck...
12 February – Now my reigns are in your hands
Some countries seem to have fallen out with our favourite TV show of late. It wasn't that long ago you'd see the likes of...
28 January – I can see angels standing by your side
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...