Italy: Someone needs shut-eye
I got to see one of the three rehearsals this morning - and heard plenty of reports of the shambolic first run-through - which...
Italy – Rehearsals are for rehearsing
Old OnEurope would have dashed off a report of the first run through and told you that as the gospel truth.
The first run through...
France: There’s nothing like it … this year
The French Eurovision team believe in showcasing aspects of their country’s culture. Last year Pravi took us back to the golden age of chanson....
France – That can only mean The Big 5
I love this song. I love everything about it – possibly because I have spent a few years holidaying in Brittany and loved the...
OnEurope’s Nightly News – Episode Seven
And on Day 7 Eurovision decreed no one was to have a rest.
That comes tomorrow!!!
Day seven in Turin
The second rehearsals rumbled on in Turin. We had the lights on, una questione tecnica, water, water everywhere, classic shirt ripping off moments, a...
Czech Republic: The full package
We are DOMI end the second semifinal, coming right after the Swedish favourite - and given Cornelia's stumbles, it does the almost impossible and...
Belgium: Wide shots wash away soul
I'd been keen to see how the Belgians choose to stage their song, after a run of less than successful attempts.
My initial feeling was...
Sweden – A new broom sweeps clean?
I am told, from sources I trust, the new Swedish delegation (post-Christer-9-points) is “lovely and not at all Swedish”. Cornelia is equally lovely. I...
Belgium – Is he holding back?
Rehearsals are just for that, rehearsing, and in the first run through where Jeremie has to hit the high glissando he fell off it...