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Thursday, August 21, 2025
ONEUROPE: Eurovision Song Contest news

Squeaking with excitement

So you have our latest video blog below with our last minute thoughts. We're just in the press centre waiting to go in and it's BUZZING with excitement!...

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...

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...

Eurovision 2012 – First semi-final results

Azerbaijan, Italy and Spain voted in the first semi-final. The EBU allowed the Albanian broadcaster Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) to defer transmission and only...

Drive-by predizzioni 1.

In no particular order: Montenegro San Marino Finland Latvia Hungary Austria Iceland and... shockingly, Ireland... will be going home tomorrow. That doesn't look particularly correct, but we'll see. Keep an eye out for bulletins on...

En finalment – La Finlande

First thing of note: "What is she wearing?" She reminds me of Rebekah Brooks singing in Swedish, but that's more me than you I suspect. Another...

Ok, prediction time by Monty

Good morning On Europeans. I’m a little behind today. I decided that last night would be my early night after feeling exhausted part way...

I love Arlene Phillips!

Here's something I never thought I'd ever say, but she's really good value!  Had a nice chat with her at the UK press conference...

Croatian heaven

Croatia up next, and I have to admit I’ve found this as dull as ditchwater throughout the previews. Not even semi-naked men in the...

Goose bump-tastic…

Gosh it's far to early on a Sunday for multiple goose bump moments... But I've just had a double helping playing rehearsal catch up here...