25 January – I love the way you shine
Who doesn't love a good thigh-slapper of a song. It's more than just plain old Schlager. A good old banger that will fill a...
Ukraine – 1944 = fifteen-love
Ukraine is one of the rehearsals I’ve been most looking forward to. The song has really grown on me from an initial sniffiness about...
Would it be Eurovision without a Ukrainian disagreement?
As sure as eggs are eggs and Russians are illegally invading Ukraine, with another Eurovision national final behind them, at least one of the...
Vidbir 2023 – Bombproof but will the songs be?
Ukraine TV (Suspline) are, somehow, managing to have a national final with televoting and jury. They are going to be hosting it in, I...
Final day of rehearsals!
Ok, so we’re off with the final day of press rehearsals, and it’s the hosts and the Big 5: we’ve seen these now so...
Ukraine’s wheel of misfortune
You've all heard about the Ukrainian hamster wheel by now. I was very intrigued to see this. The start shows how vast the stage...
Juke Box Fury – second semi final part one
Yes we're back after another night of scabby food and beer at the Euroclub. How are you this morning?
Ralph: feeling a bit ruff
Drashig: hale...
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...
Ukraine goes off!
Ukraine, and I really love this. This is one of the ones I’m most curious about. I want to see whether they can recreate...
9 August – So don’t cry, say goodbye
The joy of being your country's first ever entrant in our favourite TV show. You've gone where no-one from your country has ever been...