When I started this blog it was with the sole intention of looking at the Contest in a light-hearted, hopefully humorous, manner. However, since the events of Thursday afternoon I have come to the conclusion that this will no longer be possible this year. I cannot in good conscience attend or cover an event where … Continue reading Eurovision 2024
After last weekend's Super Saturday it now feels like we're into the calmer waters of the final weeks of national finals. Yes, we've got the deluge of internal selections playing the "let's release our song as late as possible" game. God forbid they release before late February and set themselves as an early benchmark, that … Continue reading PIF PAF PREVIEWS & PREDICTIONS: THE HOME STRETCH
Is this a Super Saturday? In the strict sense of it being a Saturday night with many streams running simultaneously, then yes it is. But can one really call it that super? After a middling German selection turned down the very little standout quality they had last night, tonight's selections feel much more like Sub-standard … Continue reading PIF PAF PREVIEWS AND PREDICTIONS: SUPER(ISH) SATURDAY
After a week in which a scientologist was made to look a fool (no bad thing) and another Hollywood legend subsequently rinsed the other the next day (also no bad thing) we are now at the business end of Sanremo week. After four nights of seemingly endless glitz and glam the second best week of … Continue reading PIF PAF PREVIEWS AND PREDICTIONS: SANREMO STYLE
Whilst we have many artists confirmed for the Contest and more songs at this point in the year compared to recent editions, it's still been the usual leisurely start to the year. Sure, we've already had a few proper finals and Saturdays with two or three streams to watch simultaneously but that's nothing compared to … Continue reading PIF PAF PREVIEWS AND PREDICTIONS: SUPER SATURDAY I
Whilst we've not quite hit a Super Saturday yet, this weekend still offers an intriguing mix of selections. Lithuania will continue their search, Norway will complete their line up for the MGP finale and we'll find out who'll be the first artist to represent Luxembourg at Eurovision for the first time in over three decades. … Continue reading PIF PAF PREVIEWS & PREDICTIONS: JANUARY JUBILATIONS
A Covid-hit, deferred New Year's party meant I missed our first round of national final shows last weekend. So last night I settled down, two laptops and a TV ready to go for my first night of multi screen madness. Some quality, some shocks & surprises, but all pure entertainment. In a bizarre turn of … Continue reading National Final Roundup: Norwegian nonsense, lacklustre Lithuania and sublime Slovenia
I may be a tad late on this one but this week it feels like the 2024 Eurovision season got properly underway. I just can't find myself getting too invested in the Eurovision bubble in December. It's like watching The Muppets' Christmas Carol in August. Actually, that's a bad analogy...I absolutely already do that. Live … Continue reading FASHIONABLY LATE TO THE PARTY…
To the people of Liverpool, Thank you! Thank you for embracing Eurovision with all of it's absurdities and idiosyncracies for the previous few weeks, especially the last eight days. I know with my few past attendances I'd never seen anything like it previously, but even colleagues and friends who've been doing this for decades agreed, … Continue reading A LOVE LETTER TO LIVERPOOL
Well then, here goes nothing. With the unique situation Eurovision has found itself in this has been a Contest like no other, and tonight's grand final is one for the ages. The BBC has pulled all the stops to create this one of a kind joint hosting experience. It's immediately apparent in the opening performance … Continue reading PIF PAF 2023 EUROVISION GRAND FINAL GUIDE
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