Well then. Little did I realise how serendipitous my taking a few days off to recuperate after a nasty bout of Covid would be. There I was having a quiet morning and then it came…the confirmation the United Kingdom is to host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. The delay since the initial EBU announcement has … Continue reading Eurovision 2023: A UK-raine Production
Back in the early days of 2020, I jotted down 30 predictions for what we'd see at Eurovision in the subsequent decade. Naturally, I didn't predict a global pandemic cancelling the Contest for the first time in it's history. After that stumble though, we do now have a couple of Contests under our belts so … Continue reading 2020s PREDICTIONS: HOW THEY DOING?
Good morning. Well...that was a mad one. Firstly, a most heartfelt and sincere congratulations to the Kalush Orchestra for taking Ukraine's third win at Eurovision. In any circumstances, a monumental achievement. Yes, the ongoing conflict will have affected the result. The overwhelming televote will in a certain way have been politically motivated. Prior to the … Continue reading ABOUT LAST NIGHT…
This is it. After months of whittling these songs down, we are about to crown the winner of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. I'm here to take you through our 25 runners and riders for the evening's entertainment spectacular. The semis saw some sad losses with a velvet bucking bronco, a Georgian circus troupe and … Continue reading EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2022: A GUIDE TO THE FINAL
The Eurovision week always goes incredibly fast. 48 hours ago we still had 40 songs in the mix for the win, but in just a few hours we'll have our final 25. 18 songs are in the running tonight in what is, in my opinion, the far stronger of the two semis. Such is the … Continue reading PIF PAF PREVIEWS: SEMI-FINAL TWO
So...semi-final one went well then? On the surface, 7/10 seems decent but boy it wasn't half a win for the low energy vibe... ALBANIA 🇦🇱 ❌ LATVIA 🇱🇻 ❌ UKRAINE 🇺🇦 ✔️ NETHERLANDS 🇳🇱 ✔️ MOLDOVA 🇲🇩 ✔️ PORTUGAL 🇵🇹 ✔️ AUSTRIA 🇦🇹 ❌ GREECE 🇬🇷 ✔️ NORWAY 🇳🇴 ✔️ ARMENIA 🇦🇲 ✔️ No Albania, … Continue reading PIF PAF PREDICTIONS: SEMI-FINAL TWO
Well then, here we go. Just under twelve months on from Måneskin's rousing victory tonight sees the start of the hunt for their successor. The Continent spent the winter months finding our fantastic forty but for seven of those, their journey will reach its conclusion tonight. All of a sudden, it's got very real. Starting … Continue reading PIF PAF PREVIEWS: SEMI-FINAL ONE
Right then team, now we're finally getting to the business end of this showbiz behemoth. Months of selections, weeks of previews and days of rehearsals have passed and as of tonight, we're keeping score. So, like any good Eurofan worth their salt, it's time to make my predictions. In all the years writing here I'm … Continue reading PIF PAF PREDICTIONS: SEMI-FINAL ONE
Little did we British Eurofans know back in March just how much of a good thing we were onto with Sam Ryder. The TikTok star has fully embraced his role as the UK representative endearing himself to fans both, at home and (crucially) abroad. With a positive online presence, batting back relentless negative questions and … Continue reading THE RYDER OF OUR LIVES: 7 REASONS TO GET BEHIND OUR SAM
This morning may well have been a reduced schedule, with only our big five nations rehearsing, but one of tremendous significance to us Brits. In all fairness, given the overall quality of this year's automatic qualifiers, this was a highly anticipated morning. And it did not let us down. Opening this morning's proceedings we had … Continue reading DAY 8: THE OLD UK & SPAIN CAN’T COME TO THE PHONE RIGHT NOW
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