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ONEUROPE: Eurovision Song Contest news

Oh yes Knez…

How to stage a song exhibit AA from Montenegro and the gorgeous and rich voice of Knez. No props, no fake instruments, no clutter.....

Time is like, it’s like… thing

You know that bit in Malta Song for Europe when last year’s representative performs their new single in the interval and nobody cares? That’s the...

Slovenia….. Dear ORF…

…please kindly sort out your cameras and stage direction and soundmix thanks very much. Love… me. For a song that has all the hallmarks of a...

Ireland and the Eurozone

So there I was, watching une petite Irlandaise née en Munster sitting at a piano in an unconvincing yet gorgeous CGI forest, and it...

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...