29 June – The dawn is fading behind a field of...
As we know, past performance is no guarantee of future performance. As saw in Torino/Turin, a certain country who were runners-up in 2021 finished...
Semi Two rolls on….
Ireland
I've not been a fan of this since it was selected and there's not much in rehearsal to change my mind. There's a nice...
5 October – Fred Astaire made me crazy
Our friends in Switzerland are in a curious situation. They have lots of languages to choose from, and they can confuse the average casual...
ESC birthdays 6 April – Hey hey hey, Troedler, Troedler
There is an elite bunch of acts that have been at Eurovision time after time. After time. After time. Only four people have been...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 37 – Switzerland
Tout l’Univers by Gjon’s Tears
It’s either a brave or a foolhardy artist who illustrates their work with a car crash. The temptation to compare...
11 December – Tomorrow we’ll have gardens for picking bouquets of...
What do you do if your country doesn't pick you to represent them at our favourite TV show? You find someone else who will....
6 April – After the storm, we walk a bit
Many people have trodden the boards more than once, some with aplomb, and some doing stuff we'd rather not talk about. And I'm not...
6 December – It was wonderful to fly away
It's always an interesting thing to watch when following the progress of fan favourites through the Eurovision season. The song gets picked and immediately...
On a wingnut and a prayer
Switzerland have had a very poor record in this contest since Annie Cotton's third place back in 1993. They managed a top ten finish...
Switzerland – Build them up and watch them fall
Just for context here, I said in my review of this song:
"And then the lyric reminds me of words randomly thrown together in a...