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Friday, August 22, 2025
ONEUROPE: Eurovision Song Contest news

Miles away…

Good morning On Europeans! It’s a muggy morning in Baku, Baku. We’re nowhere near the press centre I’m afraid, so coverage “this” end will...

Engelbert brings good and bad

Typical of my country at anything, let alone the Eurovision - there was lots of good things, and lots of bad things too. Good news...

Coming on strong

I've clearly been doing this thing for too many years because I am about to write a phrase I never thought I would do... Spain...

Host country blues?

This is a case of host country blues if ever I heard one. Azerbaijan are clearly bankrupt by hosting the contest and to me...

Mirakel pit stop…

Okay so we're back at the Mirakel hotel and railway goods yard complex!  Saying it with the Swedish accent is NOT helping the Azeri...

Nina keeps things simple

Now, it has been said by me, on this very blog in fact, that Italy could "fuck off and die"... However, this song and...

Italy and an acoustic lube

There's a line I'll probably never again write. We are ducking out early as they are running late and they say some roads are blocked...

Boom boom boom!

Italy is up now with Nina fashioning a 50s feel and looking and sounding effortless. This is every bit as good as you would...

Angunn out of the running

...slightly delayed, was watching coverage of the Olympic Flame! Air Miles Angunn and her staging team have RUINED this song. She is wearing a dress...

Gosh I’m knackered after France!

That was busy wasn't it?  And bright!  Electric pulsing lights and Anggun's mates from her local Parisienne gym doing a full on workout on...