France – Slimane – Mon Amour

France came out of the gate early this year for Eurovision 2024, and they are IN IT to WIN IT. … More

Dudepoints 2023 Guide to Eurovision!

It’s here! It’s here! It’s finally here! Right in time for the week of shows, please find the Dudepoints Guide … More

I write a lot about the political and social significance of Eurovision, but ultimately, it’s a song contest. And sometimes … More

First of all, I feel like I need to preface this by noting that the war in Ukraine is bad, … More

Edited to add: Since posting this, a lot of people have noted that the song is written from the point … More

OOOF. I could go into a long blog post here about Sanremo and how the Italian music industry is doing … More

Ooh la la! I associate France with chansons (Patricia Kass, Barbara) or aburdist comedy (Sebastien Tellier, Les Fatals Picards, Twin … More

Good morning people who likely got waaaay more sleep than I did. I’m blearily writing this on a train from … More

THIS. THIS is how you do it, sadbois. You don’t write meta emotional songs about having emotions. You don’t write … More

2022 will be the first year ever that there is not a song in French in the Eurovision Song Contest … More