Another great and enjoyable show and mercifully for those of watching on the BBC, fewer cut aways from the actual show items after the contrived “funny” Line of Duty skit … Continue reading Eurovision 2021: semi-final 2 results reaction
After the build up and excitement of the first Eurovision semi-final, the second semi-final seems to come up almost at a rush and a surprise, with barely any time to … Continue reading Eurovision 2021 semi-final 2: predictions and hopes
Samanta Tīna‘s Eurovision journey has to be one of the most heart warming of any this year’s artists. She had tried to go to Eurovision seven times previously, 5 times … Continue reading Eurovision 2021 top 39 countdown #12: LATVIA– Samanta Tīna – The Moon is Rising
Samanta Tina will be representing Latvia in 2021, having won the Latvian national final in 2020. Her song will be revealed on this date during the final programme of a … Continue reading Latvia: song reveal
We finally approach the top 10 and a shift in how many I cover in one post (and video). We’re down to just 2 per post/video until we reach the … Continue reading Eurovision 2020 top 41 countdown: #11 and #10
This is my first proper preview of the national selection season for Eurovision 2020, and it’s a Super Saturday on 8 February with 2 national finals in Australia and Latvia, … Continue reading Eurovision 2020 national selections: Australia, Latvia, Italy and Malta previews
So after the shocks, surprises and disappointments of semi-final 1, we’ve got the second semi-final coming up and once again, my friend and fellow Eurovision fan Clive and I have … Continue reading Eurovision 2019 semi-final 2: predictions and hopes
So straight after the first Scandinavian country, we now have the first Baltic country. Former winners Latvia mark their 20th appearance in the contest this year, though have had a … Continue reading Eurovision 2019 previews countdown: #31 LATVIA – Carousel – “That Night”
So we’ve just had our first weekend in what feels like weeks where there has been no national final, and with all the remaining songs released last week and a … Continue reading The nearly songs: national finals 2019 best of the rest part 1
It may have not escaped anyone’s notice but this weekend just gone (16-17 February) had its fair share of shocks, drama and scandal in the various national finals that took … Continue reading That was the (national final) weekend that was: reflections on recent Eurovision national selections
We’ve lost a few Eurovision people in the last year or so (Joy Fleming, Katie Boyle, France Gall and Lys Assia) but some very sad news today to hear of … Continue reading Sad news from Latvia….farewell to Valters Fridenbergs
We’re back to a “first from so and so part of Europe” today in the countdown – it’s the first of the three Baltics – Latvia. They are bringing a … Continue reading Eurovision 2018 previews countdown: #31 LATVIA – Laura Rizzotto – “Funny Girl”