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Albania – something missing

Phil: No matter how much I like this song - I suspect it's missing that certain something. Some would call it experience, some would...

A hor-a lotta din in Moldova

Phil: Do you see what I attempted there! Nelly Ciobanu is another one that is sailing through to the Final - despite the protestations of...

We aren’t the champions

There are those that say that the opening of the Lithuanian song is a tad too uncomfortably close to the old Queen hit. Indeed...

Azeri it happens

Ah much better. Our first qualifier of the day. An effective opening with a dancer wrestling with a red sheet leads into effective sequence...

Grease on the stage Sakis?

Phil: Well his first run through was a complete dogs breakfast. There was lots of choreography attempted in this one - they have some...

Now this is more like it – again – Azerbaijan

Julie Wright - she of Euronet/DotEurovision/ESCNation fame - told me weeks ago that this was going to do well, and I dismissed her shenanigans...

Let the parties commence

Now the opening of Euroclub is often a slightly underwhelming experience - a few bit of pineapple on sticks, and a hapless Israeli DJ...

Hungary – Oh this is going through!!

Phil: In my opinion anyway. MTV may well have been very shrewd here in allowing their third choice song through to this bit of...

Out and about in Moskva

So what's a boy to do if he's hungry is this great big city? Well so far we have been to a place called...

Slow….Venia?

Phil: Slovenia - Well we managed to get into the hall to see a couple of rehearsals of this and, unfortunately, I am still...