Whilst I was in Vienna yesterday I was so fortunate to be able to head out to ORF TV Centre to meet up with the very sweet Zoe Straub who will be representing Austria this year with her song ‘Loin D’ici’. So I arrived with mad hair, having […]
When she announced her tour to everyone back in January, I just knew I had to be there for her opening night! I have been a fan of Conchita’s ever since I was introduced to her by Eurovision Ireland in the run up to Eurovision 2014. By the […]
We continue to look at how the 43 songs from 2016 are doing in terms of their Youtube hits. These are based on the Official Videos which you can find on the official Eurovision Youtube channel HERE. Like last Wednesday, I’ve this time broken them charts down into […]
Do you remember back a few years ago when radio stations across the UK refused to play any Cliff Richard songs? He was completely removed from virtually all playlists as though his 50+ year musical career hadn’t happened. Now whether you like Cliff’s music or not doesn’t […]
We’re all busy compiling lists of our favourite songs for 2016. No doubt they’ll all differ, as it’s a dull old world when we all agree. Is Sergey from Russia going to be everyone’s No.1 song, or is it over-rated? Will Serhat from San Marino and his re-arranged […]
As you’ll know, we’ve been tracking the fortunes of the videos of the 43 songs through their Youtube hits. These figures are based on the Official Videos on the official Eurovision Youtube channel. There are other videos of the songs on there, but we’re only counting the Official […]
Here I am again, bringing you up to speed, reminding you who’s who, and taking a closer look at all the songs and performers in this year’s show. Yesterday we looked at the first half of Semi Final 1, with my thoughts on each song. Today we’re delving […]
The draws for the two semi-finals have taken place, and now the real work of predicting qualifiers and possible winners can now begin. As you’ll know, ten will make it through, so in reality each song has a better than average chance of making it. Only eight or […]
Europe, are you ready to party?! We know that all of you are not going to be in Stockholm for this year’s Eurovision and that many of you will be going to Eurovision Parties. If you’re anything like me you will have been to many Eurovision parties over […]
We continue to look at how the 43 songs from 2016 are doing in terms of their Youtube hits. These are based on the Official Videos which you can find on the official Eurovision Youtube channel HERE. In a break with the previous charts, I’ve this time broken […]