The #1 Season 18 queen I would want to see perform live? Mandy Mango, robbed goddess.

I have a Eurovision theory: if Bulgaria's staging should ever involve a troop of kukeri, their entry will immediately get 50 more televote points than it otherwise would have.

“No notes from NewNet… No, No, Nanette! (That’s a show. I never saw it but I know the title)” is the most me-coded joke to have ever existed.

Can we talk about how there have been people in virtually every Eurovision since 2016 (with the single exception of 2020/Tom Leeb) who've argued that France were a contender for the win?

Unironically, Darlene Mitchell should win this season of Drag Race. America needs its own Spankie Jackzon, a winner who wins based on being superhumanly good-natured.

The problem with modern flag redesigns is that they are all a little “graphic design is my passion”… probably because they are designed by nerds on the internet for whom graphic design is a passion.

Sweden is a highly egalitarian society... except when it comes to supporting legendary female singers older than 30. #melfest

I am saddened by the reality that "Undo" is, at best, the fourth greatest Melodifestivalen entry that Sanna Nielsen has sung. #melfest

"Waste Your Love" sounds like a Courtney Act track. (complimentary)

It's always unsettling how much R*bin B*ngtsson seems like he should be above this and then, the moment you hear his song, is revealed to be lamer than most.

I don't know how I'd never noticed it before while watching from afar, but the thing that shocked me most about attending #Melfest in person was the number of young children in the audience.

I love a good Bamboleo shoutout. #melfest www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-is...

Listen, I don't love myself for feeling this way, but I am obsessed with "Delulu." #melfest

Ok, introducing the dancers in the intro parade is a great touch. Well-deserved praise! #melfest

I wish I were in Tampere right now. Amazing venue, amazing energy, amazing voisilmäpulla. #umk26

"New Boot Goofin'" would have gone DTF, just sayin'.

"Waste Your Love" sounds like a Courtney Act track. (complimentary)

Eurovision needs more kukeri. (I expected them to come from Bulgaria, not Finland, but I'll take it!)

You say, "Rakkaudenkipee." I hear, "Rock out, MGP."

The bad thing about Sergio Jaén revolutionizing Eurovision staging is that it takes him away from directing films. Would LOVE to see him direct a feature.

If I were an Italian film director, I would be screentesting Joan Thiele immediately. Throw her in a neorealist drama and she'd be magnetic.

Already dreading Saturday night... Sal da Vinci is gifting us with a New Italian Standard and he's going to lose Sanremo to some morose ballad, probably by Fedez.

Looks like her sad has been undone... OFFICIALLY. #melfest

I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but I'm beginning to think that with all those connections, Senhit may indeed be part of the Illuminati.

Watching #Survivor50... haven't watched in a good 16(?) seasons, but already convinced that New Era Survivor is worse than classic.

Sorry, but this Yeehaw Moment is better than the Yeehaw Moment in the contest. #sanremo

Italians, Bambole di Pezza should finish Top 5. Don't screw this up. #Sanremo

Enrico's song was maybe the most underrated entry of Night 1. Builds beautifully, gorgeous orchestrations. #sanremo

I don't know if it's Blind, El Ma, or Soniko, but one of these guys has real Michael Rice vibes. #sanremo

Every year when Sanremo has a night with only half the contestants performing... Me: I'm going to sit down and watch Sanremo. Should be shorter tonight! Sanremo: Allora, gli proposti di Sanremo Giovanni!

Somewhere in Slovenia, Maraaya are SEETHING. #sanremo

Italy, where even the Jesse Eisenbergs of society can be rappers.

I loved Serena Brancale last year. I love musical theater and big ballads. I wanted to love that... and I just didn't.

I am DYING to know what Loredana is like as a coach on The Voice of Italy. Can you IMAGINE?!

One of these years, I will appreciate Fedez. Not this year though...

These Tiziano Ferro songs are really, really good. The competing songs kinda pale in comparison...

It's killing me... what was that intro music for Elettra Lamborghini?

And the award for performance most reminiscent of your local sad guy singing karaoke at 2AM goes to... Tommasso Paradiso, "I romantici"!

It's way too early in Sanremo Week to get me this hot and bothered...

I have never forgotten that Italian commercial, shown during Sanremo, that introduced me to "La Solitudine." Cracking song.

The thing that makes me sad about Achille Lauro becoming an icon is that, while he's sought-after (yay!), he gets called on for his most mainstream work (ehh...). I miss Achille Lauro making the girlies clutch their pearls.

Watching Song Sung Blue... I was not prepared for the Big "Ope!" Energy that this movie has.

Alysa Liu... Wow! Her competition showed a comparable level of skill, but her spirit-- playful, unfettered joy-- was unbeatable today. Truly representative of America at its best.

I might not be a snowboarder, but I'm still goofy foot.

The #1 way to get young Evan to cry in the mid-1990s was to show him Yuka Sato figure skating to "If We Hold On Together," as sung by Diana Ross in the movie The Land Before Time. Thinking of her while watching the Olympics women's short program.

Funny that a song called "Andromeda" was chosen to go to Eurovision on the day of the Greek national final, and it wasn't Greece who chose it.

Dogs all over Ελλάς are currently howling.

More like A, E, I, O, Ewwwww, amirite?

Catching up on #BenidormFest and ok... the "Eres tú" group number has me in tears.

What is the most underrated Eurovision classic of all time and why is it “Disco Tango”?