8 May – I went to find the freaks
We have a duo for you today. A duo from the 1970s. Until that decade, we'd mainly seen soloists, but duos and the occasional...
9 June – My body is the ship on the tide...
If you ever get the gig to represent your country, you have to be prepared for failure as well as success. Only one country...
9 July – You are the cream in my dark tea,...
As you know, our friends in Portugal achieved their victory after the longest ever non-winning streak to date. They had tried everything since their...
26 September – Don’t get on the wrong train
Transport is a common theme in Eurovision songs. Whether it's planes, trains or automobiles, they've all had their place over the years. So do...
26 November – And the water in my mouth is to...
Aναρή/Anari. JESC has come and gone, so I'm avoiding the hoo-haa about who should be held to account over the voting hiccup today. Instead...
15 May – You gave me your love, I gave you...
Every song - in it's own way - makes its own piece of history. It could be a country's début song. It could be...
18 February – There’s weight on my shoulders
Sometimes performers aren't always remembered for their three minutes of singing on that hallowed stage. Just occasionally, there's an event outside their control that...
24 June – Come into my summer house
Eurovision can be an expensive business. You have to register to participate, pay the fee, and run the competition to pick your song. Then...
Eurovision birthdays 5/2 – No strings attached?
Gimp. There, I've said it. We're running short of new things to try on the Eurovision stage, and a gimp suit was...
7 June – I will remember roses and horses in the...
Our friends in Croatia have had their ups and downs over the years. Sadly, it's been mainly downs lately. But they should take comfort...