10 November – The white lands are getting darker
Do you have a list of your favourites songs per country? Maybe you think Quedate conmigo is the best Spanish song ever. Or that...
28 June – Oh, why can’t the clocks stop?
Do you think it's true that some languages sound easier on the ear than others? French songs did well in the early days, before...
Franko, Poirot and Kryton – the story so far
Well since yesterday The Celestial Toymaker has had to withdraw from the panel due to doctor's advice. In fact two doctor's advice, the ones...
16 August – Purified, justified
It's opening song time again. And not just any old opening song. Oh no. This was has a special place in Eurovision history. It...
17 May – Why couldn’t this be simple?
Finland. The the country famed for lakes, rally drivers and beautifully unfathomable words. And a Eurovision tradition going back over 60 years. One win...
Finland – Sing little birdie
After Slavko, we're getting a cold compress in the shape of Norma John and their ode to self harm. I'm assured they're fun people...
Tomorrow is always one day away
While the rest of Oneurope are drinking cheap grog at some dive in Malmö, I'm putting the hard work in at our friendly neighbourhood...
23 October – He knows each European country by heart
It's fair to assume that if you win a Eurovision semi-final, the chances are that you will do very well in the Grand Final....
Entente Accordion – Fanlond
It's only taken five songs but there's finally one I have the pashes for. This would be most people's idea of their Eurovision nightmare...
Monty reviews Belgium & Finland, and looks forward to tomorrow
Belgium
Phil has the right adjective for this: adequate. There’s nothing in it which is distasteful, unpleasant, or even vaguely wrong, but yet still it’s...