Switzerland – He’s on the road… the road to Hull?!
I know what this is supposed to be: the angsty boy-type ripping his heart out and telling you that he is vulnerable and all...
Takasa……… for the memories…..
So after Georgia have ripped your soul out for being mind numbingly boring and formulaic, The not-allowed-to-be-called-Sally-Ann-but-we-are-anyway-army, complete with their older than Lys Assassin...
Switzerland…. zzzzzzzz
This song passes me by. Melanie is singing a cracking little song but, like a fair few in this contest, it doesn’t hold the...
Switzerland: Movement and mime time
Marius Bear is alone on stage, picked out in silhouette and that's pretty much how he stays throughout, with bursts of video and lighting...
30 March – You, the new poets, you, the magic birds
For many performers, their three/six/nine/twelve minutes on the Eurovision stage is the highlight of their entertainment career. As nowhere else will they be seen...
3 August – I got so much on my mind, and...
Winners. There have only been a small proportion of acts that have done that at our favourite TV show. They're a rare commodity. And...
10 February – Take me away with you
What to do with your life once you've been a Eurovision performer? Well, you could try again. But then you risk doing worse on...
Macedonia & Switzerland. I’m flagging.
Macedonia's presentation is unexpected. Tijana is in a black suit with white trim and the whole staging is very 80s black and white and...
8 October – Kind of lady that mama like
It's an old adage that anyone can won our favourite TV show. Portugal, Austria and Finland have proven this in the 21st Century. One...
Switzerland – Is he more Torvill or Dean?
I tend to look at this in the same way I would an ice skating tournement (I'm gay, bear with me here).
This has lots...