#ITALY: And the winner is… The 72nd Sanremo is over, and we have a winner, who will hopefully go to represent Italy at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin in May. And it will be… Mahmood & Blanco with Brividi Has Italy made the right choice? Should […]
#ITALY: Live blog of Sanremo 2022 from 19.45 GMT/20.45 CET (All times in the blog are GMT) You can watch the action HERE. 00.50 – Thanks for staying the distance. I hope you enjoyed the show. And the blog! 00.45 – The winner is… Mahmood & Blanco!!!!! 00.44 […]
#BIRTHDAY: Alexia from Cyprus is 58 today I’m feeling old today. I remember songs from the 1980s as if they were yesterday. And here we are in the third decade of the 21st Century. There’s a story I love about today’s birthday girl Αλέξια Βασιλείου/Alexia Vasiliou. Our host […]
#IRELAND: And the winner is… Ireland has hosted its first national final since 2015, and of the six contenders, RTÉ will be sending Brooke Scullion to Turin in May with the song That’s rich. It’s written by Brooke, along with Izzy Warner and Karl Zine Brooke – That’s […]
IRELAND: Live blog of Eurosong 2022 from 22.35 CET 23.27 – Thanks for staying with us. Tell us whether you think it’s the right choice. And how do you think Brooke will do in May? 23.26 – So Brooke from Derry will be going to Turin. Congratulations to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tijana from North Macedonia is 46 today We’ve got a trier today. You have to admire our friends in North (formerly FYR) Macedonia. They used to make the Grand Final year in year out, sometimes to the consternation of ‘Old Europe’. The rules then changed and North […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nina Zilli from Italy is 42 today When Italy came back to the party in 2011, they’ve had – arguably – the most consistent record of the Big Five. Some said Italy could win whenever they want, and unsurprisingly they did. So we’ve got a contest in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sara Tavares from Portugal is 44 today We’re another month nearer to our favourite TV show. Countries are starting to pick songs, and we’re all looking forward to going to Turin and seeing what it has to offer. Will it be all out fun like Rotterdam or […]
#INTERVIEW: Brendan Murray of Ireland Eurovision Ireland caught up with Brendan Murray. He told us about his plans for the staging of his song at the national final, advice for singers and songwriters, and of course, cake. Here’s his song Brendan sings Real love in the Late Late […]
#BIRTHDAY: ManuElla from Slovenia is 33 today We love countries that try. And try. And try. They don’t always succeed, but even after taking part for over a quarter of a century, they feel that maiden win is not far off. Slovenia first took part in their own […]