- ESC2024: the history book is back off the shelf…Hello Eurofans! I’m back with my blog, which was published for the first time way back in 2008. I’m glad to be back, re-energised after a fabulous ESC in Liverpool last year. The memories will linger. It was a special time, and it was the most watched ESC in the UK, ever. The BBC did… Read more: ESC2024: the history book is back off the shelf…
- Eurovision 2023 – you’re good to go…What an amazing night, what an amazing Contest, and from my point of view, what amazing winner! Congratulations to Loreen and Sweden. I know that you will have enjoyed the ESC 2023 grand final last Saturday. Kudos to the BBC for producing and delivering a broadcast of just over four hours that didn’t feel like… Read more: Eurovision 2023 – you’re good to go…
- Here’s our Phil with a quick reminder…Happy Eurovision final day! It’s almost time… After months of build-up it’s time for the crowning of the next Eurovision Song Contest winner. If you haven’t seen any of the performances (really?!) do a search on YouTube/TikTok/etc., and you can enjoy full performances and selected clips. My final day in the ESC host city on… Read more: Here’s our Phil with a quick reminder…
- Welcome to the Eurozone…So, semi-final 2 (SF2) is done and dusted and we have now have a complete line-up for the grand final of ESC2023 on Saturday. Huzzah! There was no messing about as is usually the case with SF2, it was straight down to business. It really was a case of ‘don’t bore us, get to the… Read more: Welcome to the Eurozone…
- Surprise, surprise it’s semi two here…It was my second and final visit of the week to the Eurovision mothership on Wednesday evening, for the second semi-final (SF2) preview performance. There is something really quite special about the approach to an ESC venue, every time that I have been over the years. It’s probably due to the inescapable host theme branding… Read more: Surprise, surprise it’s semi two here…
- Here comes the fun…I hope you enjoyed the first semi-final. It looked great, didn’t it – and it was all very polished in terms of production and presentation. As always, the rehearsal period that started a week ago last Sunday delivered a fantastic Eurovision spectacle. More of that to come again tomorrow in SF2 (Thursday). Fifteen songs were… Read more: Here comes the fun…
- Time for some Merseyheat …Greetings from the host city of Eurovision! I have travelled to Liverpool with my euro-buddy Brian Singleton, my travel companion to now nine ESC host cities (and often mentioned on the blog over the years). We have have been welcomed by my dear friend, and our host for the rest of the week in the… Read more: Time for some Merseyheat …
- A Coronation, a King, a Crowning, and now a Contest…Happy Eurovision week, everyone! In just seven days the next chapter in ESC history will have been written. But before that… Gosh, what a weekend! If all things coronation wasn’t your jam this weekend, fair play. For me it was. My undergraduate degree was BA (Hons) History with Communication Studies. I was a much better… Read more: A Coronation, a King, a Crowning, and now a Contest…
- Songs in the key of Liverpool…Hello Eurofans! It’s great to be back on the blog and back sharing my thoughts and feelings on all things Eurovision over the next couple of weeks. I haven’t had much to say about Eurovision over the last few years – which is surprising given everything that we have all been through. My Euro-mojo had… Read more: Songs in the key of Liverpool…
- ESC2019: Hey fever…Happy Eurovision Day! I can’t remember that last time I felt genuinely excited about a Grand Final. Today I do! A couple of years ago, when ESC2017 was in Ukraine, I had no Euro-mojo whatsoever. This was partly to do with stuff going on at work, but also due to the fact that I just… Read more: ESC2019: Hey fever…