Dispelling the myth: No one votes for the UK?
So after all the usual bleating and hollering from the more reactionary corners of the country about how nobody likes us / it's all...
Twenty of ‘the best’ from Eurovision
Obviously, I'm a tone-deaf idiot with little appreciation of a tune, but this won't stop me compiling and sharing my TOP 20 of all-time...
Who’s going to win the Eurovision Song Contest this year?
Short answer: we don't know. Even shorter answer: Italy. OnEurope takes ten minutes out from packing for Kiev to examine the clues.
First up, which song...
Dear BBC of Stuff (2023 Edition)…
Dear BBC of Stuff,
We at OnEurope often write to you at round about this time of year to hand out constructive and blindingly obvious...
Pratar du svenska? The Swedish domination of Eurovision
I'll start by making clear I adore Sweden and the Swedes. There's little I enjoy more than a plate of köttbullar. Abba produced classic...
Germany Germany over all? – well … only the twice for...
In the second of our occasional series. Webmaster Phil looks at another of the so-called Big 5, Germany, and their recent form (or lack...
People tell me I’m not a “real” journalist
As many of you may know, I have a real job - that takes up a considerable amount of time - and this fine...
Eurovision: Those we have lost 2020
Around about now, we should be getting excited about tonight's 2020 Eurovision Song Contest, but that was not to be. Instead, let's take a...
Eurovision’s Mission: Public Service or Global Spectacle?
ONEurope Long Read
The Eurovision Song Contest began in 1956 as a bold experiment by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) – a collaboration of public...
If all you saw was a girl in a wheelchair, what...
It was little more than a week ago that Russia's Channel One announced Julia Samoylova as its choice for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest. At...