14 June – Always stay cool, like a swimming pool
Eurovision attracts all sorts. Actors who can sing. Singers who can act. All round entertainers. National treasures. And, ahem, 'characters'.
Today's birthday boy falls into...
23 October – I want your love, I want your love,...
False-flagger alert! Well, of sorts. It's one of those days when the worlds of false flaggers and persistent triers collide. With criminal results, you...
Eurovision birthdays 25/3 – With MY guitar
What's that I hear? You want more song for your money? More than the pitiful three minutes we get these days? Well in that...
23 September – Maybe I’m even going to cry
Did you remember the contest in Portugal in 2018? Do you still dream of the sun, the sea, the pasteis de nada? Do you...
14 March – Since yesterday, there are countless crumbled rocks
Do you ever think that some songs were in Eurovision in the wrong era? That ballad that languishes in the semi-final would have gone...
16 January – Nobody’s gonna like it
If you were to take part in our favourite TV show as a singer, would you use your own name, or would you use...
2 February – You’re an independent grown man after all
Can Italy get a third win this decade? Since they came back to the party in 2011, they've had - arguably - the most...
1 November – Put the microphone in front of you
It's a new month, with more endless possibilities. So why have I picked the birthday I have?
Well, we like to get people talking here,...
18 October – All men are so conceited
The 1990s, particularly 1993 saw a big change in our favourite TV show. We saw the first ever semi-final because everyone wanted to sing....
4 April – I’ll never go back to the clouds
Remember our heritage. Our favourite TV show started in 1956, has been in colour since about 1968, and has had lots of different voting...