Back down South to the Balkan nation of Serbia in 2008, thus adding a bit of spice to the Eurofans thoughts of wandering off the beaten track right into a miffed Montenegrin, a kvetched Kosovan, or just a surly Serb who has got out of the wrong side of bed. Let us see what this most tolerant forgiving of nations make of the damp Euro brigade as they invade the Beogradska Arena (or Belgrade Arena) during May to watch 43..yes 43 nations battle it out under a scarlet sky.

So another new record for entrants. We've lost Austria again (to be honest the more they drop in and out, the more I'm starting to develop a strong dislike for them), Monaco still haven't moved into the 1980's so are too afraid to enter, and Slovakia & Italy are being stubborn. However we do welcome two new nations to the fold...at least I think they are proper nations...Azerbaijan, that oil-soaked ex-Soviet republic somewhere out East has shoved the wedge of San Marino into the Eurovision door (which I think is a principality, but who cares) and both have walked on in.

The Skoda Superb boot also remains theoretically ajar for Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Libya, Tunisia, Lebanon, and Luxembourg who can still join come 2009. As for the latest news for 2008, details of the draw will be posted when it is done on March the 18th.

Information on the Eurovision Song Contest Singers and Songs for this year along with my ill-informed comments can be found by clicking on a flag as and when they are updated. The build up schedule for the two week's of rehearsals can be found here