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...
12 December – Won’t you help me?
Funny how some coincidences come about. If you're a fan of our favourite TV show, then you might have been variously pleased, disappointed or...
Give in to the temptation
Randomness is coming along with frightening frequency. We need more singers with birthdays in early August. Do you know of many?
Because of that, I've...
A Dutch girl, singing in Italian, in Armenia… welcome to Junior...
Surrounded by her dancers/friends preparing for the eponymous festa, Luna beams down the camera, instantly connecting with the audience at home. As the dancers...
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...
1 March – Blues, ballad or folk, children’s songs are allowed...
Back in the day, when there was no free language rule, some took it upon themselves to bend the rules as much as possible....
Tuesday’s child is full of grace – did you miss me...
Well since everyone else had Thursday off, I did too. Plus I spent all yesterday afternoon shut up with librarians and that's never good...
What a start from the Dutch
Day Seven (though it feels like longer) begins with Netherlands, The.
My phone just rang... it's NSF 1989... they want all their songs back!
OG3NE split...
Netherlands – they listened …
There has been lots of press over the last few days that focussed on how this song was staged, rather than the song itself....
3 December – And on and on, life goes on
The heart is a curious thing. It's often shown as something red, cute and, well, heart-shaped. But if you physically held one, it probably...