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...
31 December – The nightingale sings a song for her lover
We end the year with a legend among singers from the more northern end of our fair continent. Still in show business, she's been...
ESC birthdays 16 March – One step further and she would...
Eurovision likes a trier (to a degree anyway). Those unsung performers who often start as a backing singer and maybe, just maybe graduate to...
26 January – Dreams in the hearts, which are dull and...
Legend is a word used way too much these days. Someone can spend three minutes on a stage, sing a song in a mediocre...
1 March – Blues, ballad or folk
Back in the day, when there was no free language rule, some took it upon themselves to bend the rules as much as possible....
6 April – On the wet sand, we talk 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...
24 June – Down, do-do-down, down on your knees
Do you ever wonder what happens to those singers that don't make it to a Grand Final? There are a large number of acts...
5 August – I wonder where my absent love is
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...
2 October – Dancing is good
Occasionally, a song comes along that gets under your skin. It's not one you really like, as there are far better ones around. But...
8 November – A beautiful new star has lit up
That first entry. Always daunting for a broadcaster. What will Europe think of us? How will we do? Will we have the money to...