Tamara Todevska proudly presents …
For the first time, the country once known as FYROM (and variations thereof) will appear on the Eurovision scoreboard as North Macedonia. If that's...
Macedonia & Switzerland. I’m flagging.
Macedonia's presentation is unexpected. Tijana is in a black suit with white trim and the whole staging is very 80s black and white and...
Some Czech Republic and some Belarus
We rushed in, just so we can say we were here for the Czech Republic but I suspect we did not miss a great...
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...
10 September – I’m waiting for you
I like to vary the countries that I pick songs from. Sometimes I go for those that have been in year in, year out....
1 January – A simple song can bring back the past...
A new year, and we can now say that Israel will be hosting this year. Exciting, isn't it? Well it is for the 42...
27 December – In this town where everything speaks about us
Those semi-finals are a brutal affair. The potential classic songs that fall by the wayside, meaning a possible winner has to watch from the...
12 July – You’ve never lived alone in a spider’s web
We miss our friends in Bosnia and Herzegovina. There, we've said it. We want them back. They add something that's a heady mix of...
The second half of a the second half
Fecund we are with musical joy this half. Many manners of pop noise stroked our lugs, and here's a couple of quick relations as...
12 July – You’ve never lived alone in a spider’s web
We miss our friends in Bosnia and Herzegovina. There, we've said it. We want them back. They add something that's a heady mix of...