Malta – One overdone bird
And now a bit of Maltese brilliance. A wonderful ballad delivered by a marvellous singer in a brilliant performance.... splut..kerplunk...phat...ah that's better the mind-bending...
Belgium – This year they’ve cracked it!
Ah. Much more like it. A competent singer singing what is probably the best song we've seen so far.
Some would say that less is...
Women draped all over Marcin like a bad rash
When you're feeling tired and not quite in the mood there are some songs that will just lift you and send you off with...
Party Season is officially open!
Last evening saw the opening of both Euroclub and the 2010 Eurovision party season. This year's host venue is, how shall we say, considerably...
Day one in this year’s capital of Eurovisionia
As opening days go, it certainly was one. It was certainly pretty damp as well. There were times in today's proceedings that I feared...
A mild rumbling in Bosnia
No the war hasn't started again, it's the Bosnian entry called Thunder and Lightning. Hmmm what do I say. I'd like to be able...
Vocals so ropy that sailors couldn’t tie knots
I'm well aware that this is viewed as a leading contender by many, but I just can't settle to it. Milan Stanković - our...
What in God’s name were the Latvians thinking?
It was all looking so promising for a few minutes there, but now we're back to the dirges.
The Latvians have called their song What...
Could this be any more Finnish?
Finland has pulled out all the stops to disguise the Finnish origins of their song.
No they haven't. This could not be more Finnish if...
And the song goes tap-te-tap-tap tap-te-tap
I'm just not getting it. And Phil's attempt to explain it to me thus far consists of "That's not going anywhere, is it?". Which...