6 June – You’re turning tears into cotton
Do you notice that some areas specialise in certain styles of music? For example, our friends in Finland like their hard rock, and they've...
Wednesday morning
Well we didn't actually make it back yesterday afternoon as we were too busy sunbathing on the balcony of our new apartment and drinking...
31 May – Someone took you away from me
For many performers, Eurovision gets into their blood. Many deny it, but plenty would love to come back and have another chance at singing...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 10 – Croatia.
In this instalment of Eurovision Countdown:
It appears that the Croats have remember the art of Songwriting! After last year's ... thing, this is a...
30 May – And who are you, who judges me?
Back in the 1990s (remember them?), when that pesky new crop of countries wanted in to our favourite TV show, we always thought some...
Dora 2025 – Semi Final 2 Results
Second Semi Final results in Croatia! Eight out of the twelve songs qualified to the final - yes it was hardly worth it!
2 April – Stay tonight, when everyone threatens me
Over the years, some countries have been gunning for a win, only for that time to pass without success. They then slip back into...
4 September – The world without you might as well not...
We celebrate all manner of things with our birthdays. The winners, the losers, the 'also-ran's. They all count, and you can guarantee that someone...
And so to Semi Final 2 – Croatia….
... Another entry singing in a force 10 gale!! - Unlike the Slovaks that come later in this semi they actually have some sort...
1 September – Let the fiddler play on the strings of...
The fortunes of countries come and go. You can tell some are gearing up for a win. And once they have, they revert to...