Hi all! Today it's Eurovision THURSDAY, and I want to take you behind the scenes a little. Two great songs today, which I have shown you before but today I want to show you how they were done. Sergey Lazarev in 2016 (Russia) presented the audience - on TV at least - with one of …
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Eurovision 2021 – Some of My Favourites
Hi all! Well, it's been two years but a week and a half ago Eurovision returned and wow! I have to say, the previous few years had left me a bit... nonplussed, but I was really happy to see this year there was a real spirit to the contest, held in Rotterdam, with a great …
Eurovision’s Show-Stopping Winners!
Yes, goodness me, Eurovision we is FINALLY here. One semi-final down, another to go before the final. And today it's all about the WINNERS of Eurovision. The numbers that really blew the audience away. Minus, you know, the ones I've already mentioned. Johnny Logan & Celine Dion especially. Well okay, I'm going include Celine because …
Eurovision #ThrowbackThursday – How to Make a Eurovision Hit!
Hi Folks. Today I wanted to share this - a brilliant piece by Swedish presenters Mans Zelmerlow and the incomparable Petra Mede from a few years back when Sweden last hosted Eurovision. Have you ever wondered what the essential elements to a Eurovision hit were? Well, this song explains! Hope you enjoyed it! Thanks …
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Eurovision #ThrowbackThursday – Times Eurovision Rocked!
Howdy all. Another post looking back at Eurovision over the years - today I'm looking at some examples of rock songs in Eurovision. Actually surprisingly under-represented as a genre, some songs are brill whereas others ... well they unique to say the least! Eyes That Never Lie (2009, Belarus, Petr Elfimov) This one has an …
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Eurovision #ThrowbackThursday – looking to 2019
Hi all! Sorry to not ACTUALLY be 'throwing back' this week, but I thought I would share this video of the 41 participants of this year's upcoming competition, I watched it and I thought, honestly, that there's not a lot that stands out. Which I think will give Australia's Kate Mille-Heidke a chance of doing …
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Eurovision #ThrowbackThursday – Cheesy Classics!
Yes, it's time for some more classic Eurovision songs! Here is a selection of some of the more cheesy (I am spoilt for choice!) numbers from across the years. 2003 - Let's Get Happy - Lou (Germany) 2008 - Wolves of the Sea - Pirates of the Sea(Latvia) 1984 - Diggi Doo Diggi Ley - …
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Eurovision #ThrowbackThursday – Some Personal Favourites!
Hi all, it's Thursday again! And that means I bring you some more Eurovision classics! Today the songs I give you today are actually some of my personal favourites. And they're probably no-one else's favourites but what 'floats your boat' is always going to vary from person to person. And I have more! Today's are …
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Eurovision #ThrowbackThursday Worst Eurovision Songs
Hey all. Weird is weird, but some songs at Eurovision were just plain dreadful. Sure, it can be somewhat subjective. But these ones, I'm pretty confident, we can all agree scrape the very bottom of the barrel. This one is 2001 from Israel. 'Ping Pong'. These songs seem to have one thing in common - …
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Eurovision #ThrowbackThursday – Weirdness!
Today I've decided to present some of the weirder songs Eurovision has seen over the years. Not all, not by a long shot! Might do another one of weird songs a little further along. Anyways! Alf Poier from Austria presented this song in 2003, a song about pure nonsense. Mad as it may have been, …
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