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In place of your (ir)regularly scheduled podcast

Greetings all. Usually, in this space there would be a full-on proper podcast of me ranting and raving, but "real life" has gotten in...

Eurovision tickets on sale from 30 November

The first wave of tickets for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest go on sale on Thursday, 30 November at 11:00 CET from the official ticketing...

In, out, in, out … shake it all about

In news that must surely surprise nobody, (the Former Yugoslav Republic of) Macedonia is back in Eurovision. An EBU press release today stated: "The EBU and...

Are the BBC going to be heroes … or buggered by...

The BBC has finally announced that Eurovision:You Decide will take place on Wednesday (yes I don't get that either) 7th February at 7.30pm live...

20 songs make Estonian Eurovision short list

Twenty songs have made the shortlist of the Estonian Eurovision national final - Eesti Laul. Estonian TV announced the final cut after considering 258...

Three names in the frame for Greek Eurovision job

Three acts will compete to sing for Greece at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. Canny but skint broadcaster ERT challenged the nation's record companies...

Clearly being second just isn’t good enough

So, on a rather dull Thursday morning here in OnEurope towers, Dutch broadcaster AvroTros decides to release this cinematic masterpiece! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWbCnZ1cCu0 They clearly like to tease...

42: The answer to life, the universe and everything

42 countries will participate in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon. Russia is back, but (so far) Macedonia are out in the cold....

Aisel scores a place at Eurovision

The 2018 Eurovision Song Contest is still well over 4000 hours away, but already Azerbaijan have named their singer. 'Sultry' voiced Aisel Mammadova will perform for...

So, in an ironic twist of fate – Finland go semi...

So, having written this piece using Saaaaara Aaaaalto as the object of poor journalism, it seems that YLE clearly read what I wrote and completely...