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

Monty reviews Belgium & Finland, and looks forward to tomorrow

Belgium Phil has the right adjective for this: adequate. There’s nothing in it which is distasteful, unpleasant, or even vaguely wrong, but yet still it’s...

So… thats Day 1 all wrapped up

For live stuff anyway.... there is an audio blog to come and Nick and possibly F will be doing some stuff... Hope you have enjoyed...

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...

Belgium – Last but one

Still the question remains.."Would you"?? Anyway - back to the performance - it's....adequate, i think its safe to say.  The song itself doesn't set the...

Rosé’s thoughts on Day One so far..

Thanks to the guys already in Baku sending back the rehearsal clips, excellent work. Not going to try to describe each one as there are...

Fruit and bikes and flowers and oil wells

Greetings followers, Hacksaw is in the building... Mind you, it was a close call. I love a good bike race, but the decision to base...

Switzerland by Monty

There’s not an awful lot to say here, it’s pretty much exactly as you’d expect from a traditional rock performance. I’m pleased to see...

I’ll be with you presently.

I'm in the mood to do a nice leisurely wrap-up sometime this evening UK time

Switzerland first rehearsal

It was in a different year that I heard this song for the first time and I thought "they'll get that English sorted and...

Romania First Rehearsal

Why do I always think that the bagpiper-ist is playing the theme to Dallas at the beginning of this song?? - Anyhoo I digress...