16 December – You’ll be forever mine
Some countries have flirted with that first win, but it's never actually happened. But as we often say, past form is no guide to...
4 December – Was our love only a foolish lie?
What's your favourite ever Eurovision duet? Is it one from the 1950s when the two protagonists smooched for a little longer than was good...
17 August – Yodele ee-oh, gonna act really crazy
It would be a dull old Eurovision if all the songs sounded the same. They obviously don't, otherwise they'd all finish up with the...
30 July – My hips are ready to glow
When the weekend comes, what do you like to do? Do you start it with gin, tonic and lime? Do you hit the gym?...
21 July – Filling the room with pain
What do you think of stage shows? Should they be kept simple, in order to emphasise a song? Or is there anything wrong in...
1 June – You’ll remain always in my heart
Our friends in Romania haven't had it that good of late. After a good run of form for most of this century, we've now...
Romanian TV threatens legal action and Eurovision withdrawal
Romanian broadcaster TVR is threatening the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) with legal action for harm done to its public image after its Eurovision Song...
Romania – what’s that smell?
As we have come to expect - things are running late. They don’t seem to shorten breaks to catch up though, must be a...
Romania – When I saw Ruslana, I knew I wanted to...
Apparently WRS is a play on words on his surname which means "Bear". Within the first few sentences, he describes himself as a control...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 32 – Romania
WRS is pronounced Urs, which should give me every opportunity to shoehorn in a quip about my love for bears. WRS himself is quite...