Ireland and the Eurovision backstop
In the latest of our occasional Eurovision history series, Phil ponders the 'Irish Question' - or how Ireland lost the knack of Eurovision. Forget...
Stockholm, we have a problem?
Swedish Television are on manoeuvres. They have befuddled fans of the Eurovision, who in a desperate attempt to latch onto an open and "friendly"...
A Eurovision summery summary
In the words of Aylin Vatankoş, summer is over. With the 2019 season underway, what better way to kick things off, than a look back...
Making your mind up – Do Eurovision petitions work?
When did you last sign a petition? My guess is 'not long ago'. I also suspect you didn't so much put pen to paper,...
Five popular Eurovision myths
It's so close you can almost feel the wind machine. 43 Eurovision acts are packing their bags and getting ready for a fortnight (or...
Why Your Favourite Song Isn’t Going To Win Eurovision 2018
Yep, it’s that point of the year where we closely examine the respective chances of all this year’s aspiring Eurovision songsmiths to ascertain what their...
Five years of Eurovision betting – do votes follow the money?
With Eurovision less than a month away, people have started to put their money where their mouth is and place bets on who win...
20 times Eurovision has kept it in the family
I’ve heard it said – or rather I used to hear it being said – that the Irish have Eurovision ‘in their blood’ –...
More #eurovision reaction video news – does my face look good...
Further to the last article on reaction videos, there are some more that have come to my attention that you may like to investigate....
Six Eurovision winners who should have quit while ahead
Only one performer has ever won the Eurovision Song Contest twice. Johnny Logan warbled his way to victory in 1980 and 1987. This year, Norwegian power-violinist Alexander Rybak hopes to...