The final big 5/automatic qualifier in my countdown with a place in my top 10 is my home country the United Kingdom. The BBC held a national selection between 2016 … Continue reading Eurovision 2021 top 39 countdown #9: UNITED KINGDOM – James Newman– Embers
James Newman will represent the United Kingdom in 2021, having been internally selected in 2020. His song will be revealed on Ken Bruce on BBC Radio 2, and also on … Continue reading United Kingdom: song reveal
So we had two female singers for places 11 and 10 but for my #9 and 8, #it’s two male artists, and an appearance from our penultimate big 5 country … Continue reading Eurovision 2020 top 41 countdown: #9 and #8
At last we reach my number 1 ranking in the Eurovision 2019 previews countdown. Now if you’ve been paying attention to my rankings, you may have well guessed who this … Continue reading Eurovision 2019 previews countdown: #1 ITALY – Mahmood – “Soldi”
It’s taken a long while to get to the next Big 5 country in the countdown, and it’s my home country, the United Kingdom. So I may be a little … Continue reading Eurovision 2019 previews countdown: #13 UNITED KINGDOM – Michael Rice – “Bigger Than Us”
Concluding my two part of best of the rest on the eve of the last Eurofest before Eurovision (always one of my favourites as we watch and score all 41 … Continue reading The nearly songs: national finals 2019 best of the rest part 2
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
The UK is once again choosing its entry relatively early in the Eurovision finals season, although it won’t be the first of the Big 5 to decide with Spain and … Continue reading Eurovision 2019 national selections: Eurovision: You Decide (United Kingdom preview)
It was a last minute decision to attend this concert, but I am very glad I did. A small set of past Eurovision performers, including a former winner, graced the … Continue reading A trip to EuroStarz in Concert 2018
It’s the final member of the Big 5 in my countdown this year, and it’s my home country, 5-times winners, the United Kingdom. With a few exceptions, the last twenty … Continue reading Eurovision 2018 previews countdown: #7 UNITED KINGDOM – SuRie – “Storm”
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 … Continue reading SuRie sings “Mercy” by Madame Monsieur at Eurovision in Concert 2018
Well the favourite may not have won, but my second favourite from before the show wowed everyone with a powerful and assured performance. I had a great time there, seeing … Continue reading A Storm-y night: my evening at Eurovision You Decide 2018 (United Kingdom national selection)