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SATURDAY SELECTION SHENANIGANS: A high-flyer from Belarus + Malta’s last hurrah

Overnight, three have become four. And four will have become five by this time tomorrow. You might think I’m referring to the formation of the Spice…

January 23, 2016 3 Comments Read article

THE BELARUSIAN NF IS TONIGHT?!?!? + Malta’s mammoth, Mediterranean Bank-sponsored semi final

I have a confession to make: I had no idea that Belarus’ national final was taking place tonight. For some reason (I’m inclined to blame Malta…

January 22, 2016 1 Comment Read article

A Belgian waffle: Reviewing and predicting Eurosong 2016 (feat. a bit of boyband fangirling)

The national final train has been chugging along since December 2015, courtesy of Albania. Next stop? Belgium, defending champions of the title for Unexpectedly High Placing…

January 17, 2016 6 Comments Read article

A Supersized Serving of Scandipop: My Top 50 Melodifestivalen Entries, 2006-2015! (#50-#31)

Hallå, och välkommen till…um…nope, still not quite at the point where I can string together an entire introduction i Svenska. But I’ll get there. Possessing such…

January 7, 2016 6 Comments Read article

FRIDAY FAST FIVE | The Aussie songs I’d have sent to some Eurovisions of yesteryear

Welcome to 2016. Välkommen to a year of Eurovision, Stockholm-style (something we most recently could have said post-NYE 1999)! I hope you guys had a blast…

January 1, 2016 7 Comments Read article

NEWSFLASH: Free as a bird in May 2016, will Delta Goodrem spread her wings and fly north for Eurovision?

Australia’s Sanna Nielsen, and Eurovision. Delta Goodrem and the ESC. Deltz + Eurovij (I could go on, but thankfully, I won’t). According to a large portion…

December 27, 2015 15 Comments Read article

TIME-WARP TUESDAY | Sha-la-lie, sha-la-la(aaagh!!)

Where + when Oslo 2010 What Ik Ben Verliefd (Sha-la-lie), written by Pierre Kartner and performed by Sieneke Sometimes, the song I select for Time-Warp Tuesday…

December 23, 2015 2 Comments Read article

FRIDAY FAST FIVE | The Aussie artists I’m desperate to see in Stockholm!

If speculating which artist will – or should – succeed Guy Sebastian as Australia’s Eurovision representative was a fiesta for the online Euroverse, then I am…

December 18, 2015 4 Comments Read article

MELFEST MONDAY | Good golly, Miss Molly!

Where + when Stockholm, 2012 What Why Am I Crying?, written by Molly Sandén, Aleena Gibson and Wendy Wagner, and performed by Molly Sandén    …

December 7, 2015 4 Comments Read article

RETRO RANKINGS | My Vienna 2015 Top 40, then and now (six months after show time!)

Hallå och välkommen til…um…okay, so I haven’t advanced particularly far with my Swedish on Duolingo yet (I’m not even sure there’s a lesson entitled “Welcoming People…

December 2, 2015 2 Comments Read article

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