Random videos – A lament to a missing nation
We’re all still getting to grips with a late absence in Stockholm next week. This is not to discuss whether what happened was right...
Hitting all the notes – but in random order
It was 2000, a brave new world - and just for a change we were in Stockholm for Eurovision.
Belgium did their usual thing and...
ESC birthdays 17 April – Please leave Eurovision alone
There’s always a lot of pressure when you’re the home entry. You country won the previous year, the winners got the best treatment a...
ESC birthdays 15 April – Do you live to write too?
You had Italy Minor yesterday, so it only seems appropriate to have Italy Proper today. I’m still convinced that they could the contest any...
ESC birthdays 14 April – Four candles?
Sometimes it’s hard to write something about a song you’ve picked to celebrate a birthday. Do you write about the country? Well, it’s been...
ESC birthdays 13 April – Don’t forget your party shoes
At the opposite end to yesterday’s birthday, there are countries who have never made a Grand Final. Well, two countries that have never been...
ESC birthdays 12 April – Boom boom, but no boomerang
Some countries have an almost exemplary record when it comes to getting out of a semi-final and into a Grand Final. So when a...
ESC birthdays 10 April – We all have the rhythm inside
A year is a long time in Eurovision. One minute you’re on a stage performing before an estimated 100 million people, the next you’re...
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...
ESC birthdays 4 April – What’s your idea of Eurovision Horror?
Yes, we’re back with birthdays after a few days off to prepare for what happens next month. Yes, next month! Are you excited? Well...