It’s Norse of course – NRK sets scene for 2019 MGP
Ten songs are in the running to represent Norway at the 2019 Euroivision Song Contest. The line-up for the next Melodi Grand Prix was...
7 December – He laughed at all the stupid little puppets...
Do you want fun and frolic on a Friday? Do you want a wonderful world of whimsy? Do you want a song to stimulate...
13 November – There is a fog of smoke everywhere
Many names fill the annals of the history of our favourite TV show. Some of them keep coming back wanting all the glory. Cough...
11 October – You dare me to face the attack
Life can imitate art sometimes. For example, I'll plant this thought: Who do you think I once saw in a food court in sunny...
6 August – I’m looking for answers
It's always tough to open a contest. All those expectant eyes on you as you launch what should be a momentous festival of glorious...
3 August – If it ain’t right, it is wrong
It's sometimes a nice thing when songs come along that everyone likes. It's maybe not their favourite. But no-one loathes it with a passion....
20 July – Just make it stop
A song like today's song is one I don't want to stop. You get them sometimes. They look a bit odd to start with...
15 July – Will I fly? Will I fall?
Eurovision isn't all about happy-slappy bouncy tunes. Amongst all the Schlager are those moody ballads. They often divide opinion. Or people like them for...
3 July – Little things, little things, to talk about the...
Were you alive in the 1970s? And if so, do you remember contests in the 1970s. Today's pick might be remembered by some people,...
15 June – There was a strong feeling to be young...
As I may have said on previous occasions, there are many performers out there who try year after year to make it to that...