Month: May 2005

I’m sure you’ve all seen the Sudoku puzzle that’s currently sweeping the nation. I’m quite addicted to the computer game myself! You can play it with numbers, letters and coloured patches, so why not celebrities? Well now you can play with them too! (Oh dear, that sounds a bit wrong!). Click here to read how… Continue reading The latest craze in celebrity reality TV blogging!

Representing Norway: Anneli Drecker – You Don’t Have To ChangeI haven’t heard of Anneli before but I hope to be hearing much more of her. This is dance music, but not the cheesy pop kind – Anneli is classy and very cool – think Juliet or Annie’s dancier side. She is known as the queen… Continue reading International Scandinavian Video Challenge

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Here’s a brand new feature I’ve come up with where I listen to new pop songs and tell you what I think. How original! Rachel Stevens – So Good“So good” is not strong enough praise for this song. It’s amazing! It has a very full sound and there are no boring bits. It’s simply non-stop… Continue reading First Listen: Rachel, Bananarama & Ben Adams

You can watch the show again in full at http://www.nrk.no/programmer/tv/eurosong. The show begins with large drums, something we’re going to be seeing a lot of tonight. Lots of dancing about with green lights. It’s Ruslana! Hey! Hey! Wild dancing! But it’s not “Wild Dances”, it’s some other song. Look! A flamethrower! This is what Eurovision… Continue reading Dirrrty Pop Review: Eurovision 2005!

Here is my prediction for tonight’s top 10: 1. Moldova2. Norway3. Greece4. Malta5. Hungary6. Ukraine7. Bosnia-Herzegovina8. Switzerland9. Israel10. Russia And my favourites of the whole contest: 1. UK2. Estonia3. Bosnia-Herzegovina4. Greece5. Sweden6. Switzerland7. Israel8. Moldova9. Iceland10. Germany Of course these are all after only seeing videos of most performances so expect my views to change… Continue reading I Predict A Riot!

Daniel Powter is a Canadian singer who now lives in California but got his big break in France where he’s quite a star and never off the radio. He’s not particularly pretty but neither is Gavin Degraw and I still *heart* him. His single, Bad Day, is out in the UK soon and already a… Continue reading First Listen: Daniel Powter – Daniel Powter

You may have been wondering about all the excitement about the Backstreet Boys on Dirrrty Pop lately. Surely they’re just an old ballad-singing boyband? Well yes they are, but they’re also pretty special and if their almost non-stop play on at least one of the music channels today seems to suggest I’m not the only… Continue reading Oh my God, they’re back again!

Precious – Say It Again Country: UKYear: 1999Best bit: “Say it say it say it say it say it say it”Place: 12thFact: We all know what happened to Jenny next but Anja and Sophie are also still around as a model/Duncan from Blue’s (ex?)girlfriend and a CBBC presenter respectively. Anjeza Shahini – The Image Of… Continue reading Eurevision (Part 2)

No, I haven’t forgotten how to spell the Europop event of the year. This post is not about Eurovision. It’s about Eurevision – Eurovision from the past ie. revision! Here are a few of my favourite Eurovision entries from the past: Gina G – Ooh Aah, Just A Little Bit Country: UKYear: 1996Best bit: “Just… Continue reading Eurevision