28 February – Forests could still sing
Remember when betting was a small simple affair. You bet on a song to win, or one of those each way things? Life was...
1 December – Without a doubt I’ll follow you
Has the free language rule signalled the death knell for some languages? It's true that songs in Italian and Portuguese have won in the...
21 November – It don’t come cheap
Let's think big today. Countries that is. There are few, despite how small our fair continent is. But nowadays Eurovision songs don't need to come from European countries.
3 May – I have to leave it all to my...
What's it like to be runner-up? If you're the host country, then it's ideal. If you think you're in with a shot of winning,...
24 March – When I was sobbing, you were laughing like...
Last year we had a large crop of performers who were lined up for a certain event in 2020, only for it to not...
23 August – Waiting for the bitter pill, give me something...
We all want our own country to succeed. And we often want other countries to succeed too. It could be because they enter the...
25 December – I put my coat on and leave
If you're not confident on stage by yourself, what do you do? Well, you get some pals up there with you. You know they'll...
26 February – Just who’s pulling the strings
It's often good to be the first to do something. No one can take that "I was first..." accolade away from you, even though...
6 April – After the storm, we walk a bit
Many people have trodden the boards more than once, some with aplomb, and some doing stuff we'd rather not talk about. And I'm not...
20 March – I see you glow
Yesterday, I picked a song from the second Eurovision Song Contest. Today I'm coming right up to date. Well, as up to date as...