Sanremo you say? – And you thought FiK was a hard...
Amadeus, in this his final year of being in charge of the Sanremo festival, has announced the thirty (count them) songs that are going...
Who needs what to get their Best Result: Your Nice 2023...
As well as music, Eurovision fans love statistics - and both contests are an absolute goldmine for facts, figures and number-crunching! So just before...
29 October – I really loved you
As you will know, every performer in our favourite TV show is a professional. They all want to do their best. Nevertheless, it must...
21 October – You’ll have a smooth sea for sailing
Do you remember the 1980s? An interesting decade where we had some innovative sets and some innovative costumes. And we had the finest orchestras...
9 September – Intellectuals in coffee bars, internetologists
Sometimes we get that hot hot favourite in a contest. You know the sort of thing: all they need to do is turn up...
30 August – I pretend I don’t remember
As we know, there have been 67 contests. But if you count from 1956, you know that doesn't quite add up. That's because we...
7 July – Give me your hand and you’ll see yourself...
If you're a Eurovision fan worth their gravy (or glitter), you might have an eye on its history. Which countries have hosted, which cities...
5 June – If they take your hand, they are looking...
It must be good to be in at the start of something. In years to come, you can tell your family you were there,...
20 May – There’s strange music
Our friends in Italy are a very musical bunch. 'Only' three wins, but with the capability to win far more often should they choose...
Italy – is Marco the candyman?
Marco doesn't know whether he is coming or going right now - he has no pressure or anxiety. His second dress rehearsal was good....