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Sixth win for Sverige? It’s on!

Ooh here’s the boy, our boy from Sverige!! As expected a very similar graphic with subtle changes and slightly out of line in the...

I have a minor problem with Aminata

And it is only a minor problem – there’s not really anything that you could have sensibly called this song. You look at songs...

Backing dancer pap and Iceland

I innocently popped to the canteen for a sausage and pickle bap and saw the Israeli backing dancers having lunch. So I innocently popped...

Israel… yeah and yet no

It’s all uptempo and bouncy and in your face in a club singer stylee, but he also has that boyish enthusiasm that is sadly...

I am Vinny Jo-o-ones, damn my aching bones…

…but before I’m done, I will show you Lewisham. My problem with the Israeli entry, and I just can’t get past it, is that Nadav...

Latvia and Azerbaijan by Rosé

I’m lumping again… Phil won’t be happy but I’ve a tenuous link. Two songs that sound good to my ear on audio but haven’t...

Golden joy (other word plays are available)

Nadav and his hydromatic, automatic… totally OTT golden shoes. This is exactly what this semi needs at this precise moment after the darkness of the...

I’m behind.. Portuguese and Czech brooding

Sorry Our Phil, I know you don’t like ‘lumpage’ and reviews of two countries together but I’m still recovering all those pieces to radio...

Ahhh Svenska……

Professional, professional, professional. Måns is definitely that and more so, the MF performance is, as with the first rehearsal, exactly the same here sans the...

Israel – THIS is how we do it!

Israel has become one of my faves this year. I don’t dare shout about it too much as it was last year too and...