22 June – I’ll live for a hundred thousand years
Do you remember 2018? We were in sunny sunny Lisbon. Everyone was tipping certain countries to win. Or do badly. They got some predictions...
8 June – I sing for victory
The free language rule is a funny old thing. Obviously, most countries have picked a world-wide language to do their stuff. English usually, but...
22 May – In Europe boys pay court to girls
Can you see it? The dust settling, that is? Over another riotous cavalcade of quality song? We've had 64 of them now, so the...
France – A message to your heart
I think I need to split this song and its staging into constituent parts.
Firstly, as a song, I love 'Roi'. It's complex and deep...
11 May – I have kept my ray of sunshine
You may think that the winners are the most important things to come out of the contest. They are one of them, obviously, but...
La France – Lucky star
Obviously the thing you'll want to know about is the hair. The choice of wig has been big news in certain Eurovision circles. The...
France – Follow the leader?
The press room seems to be very full for the big five, which is how it should be, and the French now have come...
8 May – White is the innocent, the blood from the...
A winner? Well, someone has to. And this year it will be one of 41. Well, we can probably discount three quarters of the...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 14 – France
Every year I lament the fate of the French, who I feel have had some great entries that haven’t got the results they deserve....
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 14 – France
Bilal might be non-binary, but when it comes to voting for songs the only choice people have in the real world is binary. They...