12 June – I’m gonna give you hell
It's an old adage that anyone can won our favourite TV show. If the song's good enough, it'll shine through. And past performance is...
6 September – Why do we all just pretend?
I'm continuing to celebrate the forgotten songs of Eurovision. And if you think the one the other day was forgotten, then think again.
Cyprus has...
5 February – I see your face in the mirror as...
I'm feeling old today. I remember songs from the 1980s as if they were yesterday. And here we are in the third decade of...
25 February – Live in love
We all know that one of the Big Five (at least) is really gunning for its next win. Year after year it generally out-performs...
3 July – Luna moon me up
When your country has a good record in our favourite TV show, it puts extra pressure on performers to keep up this tradition. But...
3 October – I was just a little boy
I've picked a duet today. Don't you just love them? This duettist wrote the song as well as duetted with Joanna Bussinger. But more...
1 February – Tonight I don’t want TV, nor the sheet...
We're another month nearer to our favourite TV show. Countries are starting to pick songs, and we're all looking forward to going to Turin...
13 November – To watch a sunset, to watch a sunset
Back in the 1970s, it was almost the same countries that turned up every year. There was none of this semi-final tomfoolery. And as...
6 March – I guess I always overestimate you
The performance. It's always about the performance. Or is it? You have three minutes to make yourself stand out from the crowd of many...
29 August – Purify your soul
Remember the United Kingdom of stuff? They used to do rather well in Eurovision circles, until us pesky 'New Europeans' came along. They still...