You know it was a good contest when you are still picking out glitter and confetti from your chest hair 16 hours after the Final.

Who am I? I'm an American guy from Washington, DC, in his 50's. To pay the bills, I'm a government bureaucrat who works for an agency that is promoting the development of solar, wind, and geothermal energy in America. But on my own time, I am a classical violist, a theater judge, and an opera fan. I studied linguistics and Germanic languages at Princeton University, and languages have always been one of my favorite hobbies.
When the domestic partnership I'd been in for 20 years exploded into a million pieces a couple of years ago, I realized I was also a guy who had the opportunity for a fresh start in a new life. For me, the Eurovision experience is becoming one of the many pieces of that new life.

++ Amsterdam: Our impressions, images and videoclips ++ ABBA guys ggo Eurovision again ++ Mazor won't wear Galliano ++  And more Eurovision news...

++ Remixes for Norway, Germany and Austria ++ Spanish version for Cyprus ++ Bonnie's CD released in Germany ++ Compilation albums in all Scandinavian countries ++ And much more news...

While there is not much going on in the Eurovision news factory at the moment, we thought it was a good moment to discuss some of this year's CD/single and digital releases. Not many songs have been released on physical CD's (yet). The best resource for all information about this is the Malmö collection by Jan Götz.

++ Five shows tonight ++ German national final songs flooded the German charts ++ More Eurovision news ....

++ Scandal one: Netherlands song 2 years old ++ Scandal two: Germany's song NO plagiarism ++ Spain and Israel gearing up ++ Yohio to win MF and ESC? ++ More Eurovision news ....

++ Greek winners polarise ++ Tired of plagiarism accusations ++ The Voice of Russia winner to Malmö ++ Israeli songs online ++ Alcazar reunites with Danny Saucedo as fourth member ++ More daily Eurovision news  ....

Alcohol, alcohol, alcohol is free. The song that was selected to represent greece last night, has turned out to be quite polarizing. People either love it or hate is. What do you think?

Germany has selected - Cascada will represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest. The Germans proved tonight that they know what a national final should be - good songs - good performances - a great host, who even is funny without autocue - and exciting voting.

++ A dance track for Slovenia ++ A ballad for Cyprus ++ ??? for Germany ++ Sanremo updates ++  More daily Eurovision news  ....

This Thursday is a big Eurovision day, as no less than three more entries will be known by the end of the day. 

++ Italy ready for second night ++ Sanremo shocked last night ++ SVT presented this week's 'bibles' ++ Malmö stage sketches revealed ++  More daily Eurovision news  ....