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...
27 July – What did you make of yourself?
It's about time we had a winner. And it's about time we had something in glorious black & white. So when those two parts...
1 June – I can’t think straight, I just wanna be
As you'll know, there were some surprises and some givens in Lisbon last month. We all wanted a certain country to qualify but it...
14 June – I got only one rule, always stay cool,...
Don't you just love those 'novelty' entries? There have been plenty, to varying degrees of success. One or two have even won. I'll let...
12 May – ‘Cause I’m standing taller this time
You know those countries that always turn up. They don't always light up the scoreboard, but they come along every year, sometimes with high...
19 April – Your hand gives me a feeling of trust
Do you remember the contests back in the 1980s? They were a different affair to now, with countries often finishing in similar positions year...
22 December – Return to me the dawn
Our friends in Spain haven't had the best of times this century. The peak was a 6th place finish in 2001. Since then, well,...
19 December – I’d take a vow of silence
Do you ever feel old when you watch certain performers do what they do best? Those singers who were teenagers when they took part...
25 January – Yeah, I’m talking ’bout you, you, you
We like to celebrate the characters of Eurovision here. There have been plenty, and they're not all Nordic. Come to think of it, which...
3 June – Round and round and round and round and...
What do you think of the three Baltic states? They had their fair share of success and failure, with those two things seemingly concentrated...