5 August – The coffee I made yesterday is still hot
It's a scary fact that there will be participants in our favourite TV show who were born after 2000. Does that make you feel...
3 August – There’s always someone out there who’ll be there...
Performing last in the Grand Final at our favourite TV show can be daunting. You have to watch 20+ other acts perform, doing their...
2 August – Until the dusk comes I’m alone
You know that thing where you have to follow something outstanding. You're going to be compared to that good thing, whether you're better or...
1 August – I know that it’s you who chose to...
Our friends in Moldova have not yet won, but we all know they really put in the hard yards/metres every year, and that win...
30 July – They like to party like nobody, like...
When the weekend comes, what do you like to do? Do you start it with gin, tonic and lime? Do you hit the gym?...
28 July – What’s the cost of a madman’s wounds
Our friends in Armenia are definitely trying. They've mostly got into Grand Finals, but we all have bad days, don't we? Even Sweden.
Back in...
27 July – When love is young you feel like singing
As we'll all know, one of the best shows in the pre-Eurovision season comes from a place called Sanremo. These days, it's used to...
26 July – No more rain around
Can you cast your mind back to nine years ago? What were you doing? Were you at school? Were you celebrating one of those...
25 July – I’m feeling cold, and I’m out of my...
There are still plenty of countries that have never won the big prize at our favourite TV show. Some have come close, but can't...
23 July – Light and darkness are fighting over us now
Several countries in our favourite TV show don't actually lie in Europe proper. That's the beauty of Eurovision - we have Europeans and Mediterraneans...