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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
ONEUROPE: Eurovision Song Contest news

Finland

I just checked with the boss. “Finland WERE on 5th in semi 1 in Oslo, weren’t they?” He nodded. “With a song in Finnish,...

And before I start my journey home tomorrow, advance Australia fare

Actually, I’m more British Rail off-peak return (some evening restrictions). I like this guy, let’s call him… Guy. He looks like he’s found the...

Latvia & Azerbaijan – is it time for a break yet?...

Latvia – I didn’t see much of it as I was having some lunch: big ravioli with cheese and a butetr sauce. Delicious. About...

18C and rising …

… up to a gorgeous sunny 22 degrees today in Wienstadt, Osterreich.. And we are ensconced here in the press center for your reading pleasure...

Estonia not quite developing as I expected

I probably shouldn’t make confident predictions about stuff based on first rehearsal technical shenanigans. The static silhouettes are staying static, which is fair enough. I...

Azerbaijan….. Hungry like the Wolf

Elnur is channeling Ingmar Bergman with this performance and, as Ewan from ESC Insight has just explained to me, it’s very very symbolic staging...

Albania and Romania Power

I know I’m supposed to do one post per rehearsal, but I’m running late and I’ve wanted to do that pun for like 12...

Portugal Yesterday then….. **BREAKING NEWS**

Well, it might not be that breaking but it is important. Leonor had to perform again last night after all of the songs and the...

This is the middle of the night…

Collapsed on my sofa bed at 2.30am and Rosé like a crumpled phoenix four hours later still drunk and yet with a moderate to...

Portugal…. hahahahahno

Despite what some people who were on this blog used to think, Portugal really aren’t close to qualifying. In Fact, they are close to...