Last week saw the announcement that Portuguese beer Super Bock will be one of the major sponsors for this year's Contest. OK, that doesn't mean alcohol will be free but hopefully it means beer will be cheaply and readily available at the facilities in Lisbon. That got me thinking about which beers would be well … Continue reading Alcohol is Free. A Beer Tasting Guide to Eurovision 2018
Each time I have carried out this odd experiment it has been something akin to an internal selection. Without any external factors I've made the lone decision on the song that I thought would be right. However, in this instance I decided to follow the You Decide approach. Having cast out the net a little … Continue reading 60 Minute Song Contest: You Decide
It's hard to think that barring any major revamps the next national final won't be until Festivali i Këgnës at some point in December this year. This season we've been treated to Tayanna's manager putting Andriy Danylko firmly in his place, Greece disqualify so many entrants from their final they only had one act left … Continue reading National Finals By Numbers
This weekend sees the final round of national final fun for the 2018 season. The Lithuanian competition enters it's 22nd and final week, a mediocre Melodifestivalen will draw to a close but most importantly Norway's Melodi Grand Prix is set to produce the most exciting selection of the lot. With returning artists, quality songs and … Continue reading 60 Minute Song Contest: MGP Edition
As we approach another weekend chocked full of National Final action we now have nearly half the songs for this year’s Contest. Of course, we don’t have the exact versions of all of these entries. We still need to hear three minute versions of ‘Mall’ and ‘Non mi avete fatto niente’ and of course, the … Continue reading Waiting on a Winner: The Hunt Continues…
In the interest of full disclosure I should point out that Eurovision: You Decide 2018 was the very first national final I attended live. I am, therefore, definitely a little biased towards last night's event. Putting that to one side though it’s quite clear that whether you were in the Brighton Dome or watching at … Continue reading We Decided, They Improved
January is a shite month. All the joy and merriment of Christmas & Hogmanay have passed. Your fatter self ends up shivering and penniless as you struggle to even imagine it being light outside at 5pm. The one thing that can power you through this month is the sleeping giant of Eurovision properly waking up. … Continue reading 8 Things We’ve Learned About Eurovision in January
As every year passes it seems the BBC is strengthening it's National Final that little bit more. Yes, it's true we're a long way off Melodifestivalen in the United Kingdom but it does feel like we're heading in the right direction. Today saw the reveal of the six artists and songs hoping to represent us … Continue reading You Decide: The Select Sextet
You may have read last October's post detailing what happens when you listen to 'Love Shine a Light' on loop for an hour. If not, you can have a read here. I took the song that I thought I had unconditional love for and tested that to its very limit. After time I have learned … Continue reading 60 Minute Song Contest Returns
New Year’s Eve seems like an odd time for a country to reveal their artist for the following year’s Contest. Given that half of those interested will be out on the town in full ‘Valentina and Jimmie mode’ and the other half will be thoroughly engrossed in ESCRadio’s Top 250. (This year I was the … Continue reading One is the Loneliest Number? No, it’s Seven
