With the end of the national final season, it’s become something of a tradition for me to look back over what might have been — those songs that I took … Continue reading My favourite songs from the 2020 national selection season (that didn’t win)
Just before we get into my previews countdown for Eurovision 2019, and at the request of my lovely friend Graham, I’ve pulled together some of the more underappreciated songs of … Continue reading Underappreciated at Eurovision: a selection of my favourite songs
Time to update my Top 5 of Finland as we’re about to be treated to Krista Siegfrids at Eurofest at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern (on Friday 11 January). Sadly the … Continue reading My top 5 songs from…Finland
Estonia are one of my favourite Eurovision countries and of the three Baltic states, they have had the most success at the contest, becoming the first ex-Soviet country to win … Continue reading My top 5 songs from…Estonia
There are fewer songs to pick from than Sweden, Norway or Finland as three-times winner Denmark left the contest for 11 years between 1966 and 1978. But with two fairly … Continue reading My top 5 songs from…Denmark
While Bulgaria have had relatively few entries at Eurovision with just 12 appearances; they have certainly made an impact, especially in recent years with three grand final appearances on the … Continue reading My top 5 songs from…Bulgaria
The only ex-Yugoslav country to have hosted the contest while still part of Yugoslavia, it was a Croatian band, Riva, that achieved Yugoslavia’s sole win in 1989. I’ve made one … Continue reading My top 5 songs from…Croatia
A top 5 for one of Eurovision’s original countries – and with 61 entries, few have as extensive a list to pick my favourites from. Yet Belgium has been something … Continue reading My top 5 songs from…Belgium
There’s a new song in this updated top 5 but no great changes in most other ways. Belarus remain overshadowed in Eurovision by their giant neighbour, Russia. Two contests on … Continue reading My top 5 songs from…Belarus
NB This version was published in October 2018 and has been replaced by an updated Top 5 from Austria. One of my earliest top 5s that I did back in December … Continue reading [OLD] My top 5 songs from…Austria
NB. This version was published in September 2018 and has been replaced by an updated Top 5 songs from Azerbaijan. Having updated the top 5 of their neighbour and rival, … Continue reading [OLD] My top 5 songs from…Azerbaijan
When I wrote the first Top 5 of Cyprus after Portugal’s win in 2017, I noted that Cyprus now carried the dubious record of having entered Eurovision the most times … Continue reading My top 5 songs from…Cyprus