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...
Käärijä: Riding the Eurovision Wave
Käärijä - or Jere Pöyhönen as he was born - is not just any Finnish music artist. He's a rapper, a singer, a songwriter,...
Could this be any more Finnish?
Finland has pulled out all the stops to disguise the Finnish origins of their song.
No they haven't. This could not be more Finnish if...
Finland – That was very good
Finland - Trust me, there isn't much better than this. This has been staged EXACTLY in the right way , SoftEngine love the camera...
23 October – I’ll walk my way to see the king...
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....
Have the Finns got the recipe right?
The general consensus in the fan community is that UMK 2023 is one of the better national selections of this year. And that from...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Finland
One thing in Darude's favour - he won't be using the fool who staged the Finnish song in 2018.
The UMK performance made excellent use...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Finland
Blackbird by Norma John
The Finnish final once again didn’t fail to delight. There’s more than plenty to pick over for those, like me, compiling...
Another drive-by…
Switzerland the next to catch my beady gaze, and well... Sinplus are like little Duracell bunnies, aren't they? They've just been doing exactly the...
Day 561 in the Eurovision House
In my haste to tell you all about some of the fun and games going off here at the very edge of 'Europe', I...