May 23, 2019
I'm A Liar by Justin Courtney Pierre from the album In The Drink - Director: Shane Rock Nelson
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I'm A Liar by Justin Courtney Pierre from the album In The Drink - Director: Shane Rock Nelson
Lace by Shirley Conran
Whoops Apocalypse
Cynthia Robertson
Name: Cynthia Robertson Nicknames: Cyn, Cynth, Bertie The need to know: Cynthia Robertson has always tolerated her terrible marriage, but when her husband finally leaves her it's all the harder for her to keep up her work with the orchestra and keep her son well fed and up to date on school. When Ben finally shows interest in a friendship with Colin it's easier, she finds peace of mind letting Michelle Stratton take care of her son, never really intending for it to become more... until it does when Michelle's husband dies, leaving her alone with only Colin for company.
^ Ben.
Memories After Attending 25 Eurovision National Finals
Memories at my 25th National Final. Ben Robertson has had the privilege of attending numerous National Finals, and Melodifestivalen 2024 marked his 25th in-person show. Here, he reports on his favourite memories from yesteryear to now, with some of his stories and highlights travelling from Benidorm to Tampere to Oslo to Chisinau and many more in between. Ben Robertson has had the privilege to be able to attend numerous National Finals, and Melodifestivalen 2024 marks his 25th in person show. Here he reports on his favourite memories of yesteryear to now with some of his stories and highlights travelling from Benidorm to Tampere to Oslo to Chisinau and many more in between.
This year’s Melodifestivalen final marked my 25th National Final that I have attended in person. I have been very fortunate to have had the opportunity to travel around many of the various competitions around Europe, and it’s a privilege that I am very grateful for. Most of those visits have been under an ESC Insight wing, and I can only hope that the vague attempts at educating, informing and…
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Thinking About Junior Eurovision's Haves and Have Nots
Thinking About Junior Eurovision's Haves and Have Nots. Before the Junior Eurovision concludes here in Nice, Ben Robertson contemplates why certain countries appear to be the favourites out of the sixteen nations, and why it's very often always the same countries at the top of the tree.
Junior Eurovision is once again a great slice of Sunday afternoon entertainment. Having seen rehearsals I can confirm that there’s some great voices, top level staging concepts and that nostalgic warm feeling of believing our next generation will make the world a better place is ever present. Beyond the 16 contestants you’ll have as always the common song, like last year at the start of the show,…
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Campus Logomo: The Most Fun Eurovision Show I've Ever Attended
Campus Logomo: The Most Fun Eurovision Show I've Ever Attended
Uuden Musiikiin Kilpailu this year was probably the best National Final that I have ever attended. And no, I don’t mean this because of the quality of songs, the quality of production, or the fact that the right song won (I believe one can always say this when a song with more than 50% of the vote took the ticket to Eurovision). No, I’m saying this because the actual event inside of Turku’s…
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A Deep Analysis of Melodifestivalen's Rehearsal Poll
A Deep Analysis of Melodifestivalen's Rehearsal Poll
On the last two Friday nights I have been helping out the Swedish branch of OGAE Sweden, Melodifestivalklubben, with one of their traditions each and every Melfest week. The Swedish fan club is usually provided press passes each week to cover the show and rehearsals like others do, but they also fulfil an important role to the storyline of each week of Melfest. They organise the…
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Ulrikke at MGP: More Than Norway's Returning Winner
it has taken three years of waiting for Ulrikke to return to Norway’s selection process and she has qualified for Saturday’s final of Melodi Grand Prix. But why has it taken so long for such a return? Ben Robertson tells the story.
Ulrikke Brandstorp had a long history of being in the public eye as an artist before winning Melodi Grand Prix in 2020. Eurovision fans may remember her first Melodi Grand Prix experience in 2017, finishing 4th with the song ‘Places’ after opening the ten-song show in Oslo Spektrum. Norwegian will know Ulrikke from before that however, she took part in Idol in 2013, reaching the Semi Final stage,…
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