Summer hasn't quite gone away for us here in London just yet, with some very pleasant weather at the moment, but my mind is turning to bringing the site of its summer hibernation. The new Eurovision year/season began on 1 September and with Tel Aviv …
Category: Odds and ends
Eurovision Song Contest 1975 rewatch
My lovely friend Zoltan decided that for his birthday it would be a fun idea to watch through the Eurovision Song Contest from the year of his birth, 1975. A group of us watched together in his flat while others friends from around the …
SuRie sings “Mercy” by Madame Monsieur at Eurovision in Concert 2018
The Entente Cordiale is alive and well - with the vocalist of Madame Monsieur (France's Eurovision 2018 representatives) falling ill just before the biggest of the preview events, SuRie, the UK's representative for Eurovision this year, offered to take the stricken Émilie's place and sing (with …
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5 Eurovision songs for Blue Monday
Today (15 January 2018) is so called "Blue Monday" - the day it is claimed to be the most depressing of the year. It's all nonsense of course - but an excuse for me to do a blue-related Eurovision post. So here are 5 past …
Destination Lisbon!
So I'm back from outer space.... Sorry, just getting in the (camp) mood for Brighton Pride but just enough time to squeeze in a mini-update after the traditional Eurovision low season when I have a hiatus from posting on my site. But with Eurovision 2017 …
Magnus Carlsson performing at Eurofest at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern
We celebrated Eurofest's 5th birthday with a great night (my hangover is a testament to that) and fabulous show by Magnus Carlsson, who will know from Melodifestivalen and a former member of Alcazar. Enjoy these vids - sorry, first two I filmed in portrait rather than …
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My top 5 songs from…Italy
With a big political event taking place in Italy this weekend (a referendum on changes to the Italian constitution that could lead to the resignation of the Italian Prime Minister if he loses it), it's a topical time for my first top 5 of a …
Upcoming posts and pages on my Eurovision site
A very short note just to say what I'm planning for the site over the coming couple of months before we enter into peak national final season in February and March next year. I'm going to be creating a country profile page for each Eurovision …
Top 5 results by countries’ first time appearance at Eurovision
With this year's Junior Eurovision Song Contest having just taken place (Georgia winning for a record 3rd time), and Belgium and Macedonia announcing their 2017 artists in the last few days, it's definitely beginning to feel a lot like Eurovision season! Time for another top …
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Bonfire Night: a Eurovision top 5
I'll be jetting off for warmer climes for a week, but I'm not forgetting my blog in the meantime and with the UK's Bonfire Night (or Guy Fawkes' Night) taking place this weekend, what better time for a fire-themed Eurovision top 5? As it turns …