Lars Koning Editor/Author
Lars Koning was a student at the Writing Academy of Utrecht, The Netherlands. He writes plays and movie scripts, and also works on interactive theatre plays and escape rooms.
Favourite Eurovision songs:
Denmark
in
Dublin 1995
Denmark
Aud Wilken – Fra Mols til Skagen
(Lise Cabble/Mette Mathiesen)
Monaco
in
London 1963
Monaco
Françoise Hardy – L'amour s'en va
(Françoise Hardy)
Iceland
in
Dublin 1997
Iceland
Paul Oscar – Minn hinsti dans
(Trausti Haraldsson/Paul Oscar)
Austria
in
Edinburgh 1972
Austria
Milestones – Falter im Wind
(Richard Schönherz/Manuel Rigoni/Heinz Unger)
Latvia
Written by Lars
After a few years of somewhat stale songs, Denmark is sending a modern pop number with hit potential to the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, sung by a young singer with a mega-following on social media. We’re talking about Reiley and his song Breaking my heart. Two questions: 1) What is the song about? And 2) where did this superstar suddenly … »
Latvian indie rock band Sudden Lights brings a lullaby to the Eurovision Song Contest 2023: Aijā. A song to fall asleep to? Definitely not, and here’s why. A note beforehand: they started writing it after Russia invaded Ukraine. Drumbeat An electric drumbeat breaks the silence and starts the song. It sounds loud and slightly experimental. Singer Andrejs Reinis Zitmanis starts … »
