Sweden – Is this going to win?
So, before the rehearsal started the question posed around the Press Centre was: "Is Sweden polished enough to challenge for the win?" I mean...
Austria – In living colour (oh wait)
The question that ran through my mind was: has this been hiding in plain sight? Paenda has just completed her second run-through and she...
Today at the Games – Day 1 and 2’s Local news round up!
So, as Daz Sampson so elequently put it, what *did* we learn in school today ... well over the last two days? The answer...
Russia – Now *that’s* how you stage a song
OK, let's break it down: Sergey and Kirkorov have produced a package that could well be irresistible.
Compared directly with any of the three that...
Armenia – it’s all a bit … edgy
Srbuk was left alone on the stage in this performance, and the stripped-back look on screen suited the vocal to a point, but there...
Switzerland – Ray of light
Luca Hanni changed very little from the first rehearsal, though the lighting had been been modified and some of the camera shots improved. The...
Denmark – Has she got the motion?
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Click + above to see what is lacking in this performance: a Simon Snorkel lift to get Thumbelina Leonora into her chair. She...
Latvia – Time gentlemen, please
Mr Phil, is busy elsewhere in Tel Aviv, so we've had a shout around and asked for opinions on the Latvian song - up...
Belarus – Now this is more LIKE IT
See what I did there?
We got a slice of pop in a sea of boredom, and ZENA was a breath of fresh air.
She sill...
Albania – No eagle eyed
Jonida made up for a lack of eagle with world-class emotional vocals.
She was still in the same black and gold dress, but the backing...
