Manizha: Eurovision lets people be themselves
Manizha is in Rotterdam to represent Russia at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest with ‘Russian Woman’, a song she wrote alongside Ori Avni and...
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,...
Moldova on toast
Nick: Another member of the UK delegation has just watched five seconds of the sound check, said "It's still rubbish" and wandered off for...
And the 5 I missed… oops
Well the coverage from Copenhagen hasn't been even so I was bound to miss a few. Here's a piece of hard crusty Danish bread...
Nick’s Eurovision Countdown 2021 – Romania
ROMANIA - Roxen - Amnesia
Following an unfortunate mesmerism accident in Helsinki in 2007, I ended up in a position where whenever I heard the...
15 September – I’m a dreamer
Duets! Is there nothing more exciting than two people singing the same song. Will they perform in harmony? Will they try and out-do each...
Russian Eurovision stars face consequences of speaking out on Ukrainian war
As the illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, more former Eurovision artists are dealing with fallout if they dare speak out. Moscow-based authorities have...
Romania – This is how you do it
Romania was always a song with a message. Take a song about a subject close to peoples hearts, especially in the UK ( Migrancy...
14 February – Far away, like the man in the moon,...
One thing that can sometimes help your song along is a great bit of choreography. Some songs are crying out for it, where obviously...
16 February – I love the untuned pianos
It must be something when you know you're a country's last ever entry at Eurovision. You'll be the last word and you might even...