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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
ONEUROPE: Eurovision Song Contest news

Eeesti … yeees?

Phil: Carola has imported her Wind Machine in for this one! It's still shite However, it's not as bad as we thought it was...

OK, so I got that one wrong…

It's not like it's not been staring us in the face for weeks now, but I was still a little surprised by that result....

‘lil Italy will have to try harder

Phil: Now I don't know whether or not Miodio from San Marino is supposed to be off key in the beginning 25 seconds -...

The evening shenanigans

Back once again after an intense evening of partying. First a word about our hosts. This was said in the Serbian press conference last...

A day of rest and sunshine

Being one to actually want to sample the host city of wherever I am, I left the other three OnEuropers in the press centre...

Russian Party Ennui

It is with great sadness that I have to report that last evening's Russian party was, well, a bit pump. Usually these events are debauched...

Turkey – guitars and drums and stuff

Well, this is interesting. It turns out that when you're in a right royal Iceland-induced eurostrop, this looks and sounds absolutely ace. I mean,...

Hungary by candlelight

Hungary was very strong indeed. Its not going to win any staging originality awards, lots of - eeerm - Candles on stage which is...

O Julissi Turophili

Phil: Having just hard-wired Roy (long hair being one of the few things that the EBU's Svante Stockselius has not yet banned at Eurovision)...

Netherlands – You’ve tried the best.. now try the rest…

Phil: Hind is clearly a good singer. We get this impression from watching the rehearsal that is on the screen before us. And, yes,...