10 February – Unafraid never fade
The fan community can be a big mover and shaker in what sinks and what doesn't at a Eurovision. They can use their cunning...
15 May – No, nothing can touch me
Two birthdays for the price of one. Always a bonus, don't you think? But as you'll gather, a fair number of twins have taken...
I suppose this had better start with Bulgaria
Hmmmmmmmm, I think the phrase is. It does nothing that you would not expect it to do - but the question is, is that...
22 October – You are the greatest dancer of all times
Let's cast our minds back to former years, to countries taking a long-term absence from our favourite TV show. They could be financially constrained,...
10 October – We all have a bench, a tree, a...
We have a winner for you today. A winner that many hold in very high esteem. The only winner from this particular country. So...
25 May – A thousand tears can’t wash away the pain...
We know that anyone can win our favourite TV show, whether it's that Nordic country that many fans have as their default 12 points,...
Romania – Clearly never on a Saturday
The phrase "a nag set to music" was surely coined for this song. Ester seemed to make this feel like hard work and despite...
Hungary’s hairy man hasn’t had his man bun cut and it...
So then Hungary, what is this you have brought to the table? Why it's ethnicity, that's what this smells of. Roy D Hacksaw (of...
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,...
North Macedonia – Are those hills still alive?
It has taken me this many seconds to work out that Vasil is actually mangling the opening notes from Edelweiss together with something from...