4 February – Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
I mention from time to time that we love someone who tries. Even though they'll never be the continent's favourite. Often through no fault...
14 November – It seems I’m losing my mind
It seems that English rules these days. No, not the (sub-)national entity. I mean the language. It's rampant in the presentation of the shows....
5 October – Alice in Wonderland on Sunday afternoon
Our friends in Switzerland are in a curious situation. They have lots of languages to choose from, and they can confuse the average casual...
9 October – Friend, be vigilant
One trick that's been tried occasionally at our favourite TV show is to make the arena audience feel special by singing about their country/city....
18 July – The battle for the life Is bigger than...
Did you miss the countries that sat on the sidelines this year? We know some are likely to return in 2024, but some have...
10 July – The earth is yours and mine
If there's one country that you can rely on, it's our friends in Denmark. Yes, they took a few years out in the 1960s...
Eurovision birthdays 21/12 – A beautiful summer day (remember them)
So you decide you want to perform in Europe's favourite TV show. You get through to a televised national final. You pick...
9 September – We two travellers came across each other
OK, so we've gone vintage again. But 1991 was an interesting year when lots of songs got decent scores. And of course the EBU's...
ESC birthdays 24/9 – Stay as YOU are. Yes, YOU
Do you remember the 1980s? That time of no televoting, Good results for some countries that don't do as well these days, and quality...
ESC birthdays 1/5 – Stop thief!
That got your attention, didn't it? OK, so today's song title doesn't quite mean 'Who stole my boat?', but I'm all for a bit...