Rosé refreshed!
Wifi back, refreshed with a beer-ette and nourished with a Swedish salad.. Rosé's back folks, for a bit anyway, I am flagging to be...
Tuesday’s child is full of grace – did you miss me...
Well since everyone else had Thursday off, I did too. Plus I spent all yesterday afternoon shut up with librarians and that's never good...
Bulgaria – Haven’t we heard this song before?
Remix of Voda don't you say? - well yes but then again no song is completely new is it?!?
The first thing that will strike...
Romania sticks two fingers up at Eurovision
Every now and then, Eurovision throws up musical gems that chime with wider trends. It launches careers.
And then there are the songs and performances...
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...
27 March – We believe we believe in a dream
There's often an air of inevitability about some results. Certain countries will do badly. A country on the Baltic Sea often does well.
And then...
2 August – I come from afar, from afar, to you
Duets can often go one of two ways. Either the two protagonists have that invaluable chemistry that helps sell the song. Or they hate...
16 May – Sing with me, my children
It's always sad when a country decides to sit out our favourite TV show. And today's sad enough, when our favourite TV show isn't...
Nick’s Countdown – Belgium and Bulgaria
BELGIUM
There’s a very specific category of artist that I have a particular problem with in this contest, and Hooverphonic is pretty much the entirety...
Moldovan hora in bedroom farce crowdpleaser shocker!
From Russia to – well – Russia. Or at least inasmuch as this is written by the great Russian composer and artist Philipp Kirkorov,...