19 June – The gauntlet has been thrown
Anyone can win the Eurovision Song Contest. There, I've said it. We cite the examples of Portugal and Finland. But there are others. Recently...
Shang-a-lang! Ding Dong!!!
There are many who scoff when I say that the Netherlands entry is going to do well. Catherine hates it so much she was...
18 June – Everyone is waiting in a queue
Dutch? You want Dutch? Of course you do. They've got lots to choose from, and four five winners. So it's nice to dip into...
Live Blog – Second semi-final – dress rehearsal
We're back live this evenings after a day out and about - Chernobyl, since you ask. And it's our first chance to watch all...
Claude’s C’est La Vie sparks Dutch hopes
He’s young, he’s soulful, and he’s got a Eurovision hit on his hands. Claude could be the comeback story of 2025.
After last year’s messy...
1 April – It’s there when I get up in the...
It's no April Fool that some countries have probably done a lot worse than they've deserved to over the years. I'm thinking of those...
Rehearsals, live in my own living room
With a good chunk of the team in place in Malmö it’s day one of rehearsals. The assembled press of Europe are crammed into...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 28 – Netherlands
For a country with four Eurovision wins, the wait since 1975 for the next has been a long one. So long they lost their...
Netherlands – history, culture, and staggering beauty
Netherlands – first rehearsal report here
The first thing I notice is that Jeangu’s ditched the harness that was under his jacket. He’s now just...
Matthew, Mark, Luke and Jeangu?! – Those crazy Dutch have gone...
It seems that the Dutch have been reading the good book as their long awaited entry of their home contest, Jeangu Macrooy, has released...