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...
REVISED: Sixteen acts line up for Croatian Eurovision show
Croatian broadcaster HRT has revised the line-up for the 2020 Dora competition. The winner gets to travel to Rotterdam and take part in the...
7 November – I’m with him and you’re a secret treasure
Do you have high hopes for a particular country. No, not Sweden. I mean a country that has the capacity to win our favourite...
Croatia – You’ve broken Music!
Seriously, though, what on earth has HRT done to the contest? Their entrant, Jacques Houdek - who has tried numerous times for Croatia, so knows what...
10 March – We have lived the darkest night
Eurovision attracts singers both young and old. We've had nonagenarians on stage. And mere children. Well, not the children any more, but never forget...
2 April – May all the world’s candles burn for us
Over the years, some countries have been gunning for a win, only for that time to pass without success. They then slip back into...
Do the Croats know what they are doing this time?
HRT are trying to answer the question "What the hell do we follow Baby Lasagna with?" and they may well not quite know the...
A morning of some considerable joy
Well heck to betsy if that wasn't one of my favourite three-in-a-rows in quite some time coming to this thing.
Starting off with them Pirates....
A big handful of rehearsals from Nick
Interesting set of rehearsals so far, I think. Apart from Poland, virtually everyone seems to have been in fairly good voice and terrible clothes,...
Croatia – DORA 2025 RESULT
After two semifinals, last night Croatia selected its song for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest.
The final featured the 16 qualifiers. The winner, "Poison Cake"...