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ONEUROPE: Eurovision Song Contest news

Eurovision Countdown 2017 – Part 1

Every few days between now and the Big Show, OnEurope's pundits will delight with musings on the musical merits of the songs competing in...

We’ve had chocolate. We needed it …

Distraction has ensued in the press centre. Firstly with That Jody once he noticed the Danish guitarist, then with lovely Kath from the Belarus...

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...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 1 – Albania

Zjerm by Shkodra Elektronike Albania, always first out of the blocks alphabetically for my Countdown and usually first chronologically too, with the magnificent Festivali I...

Georgia and Albania….. I’m sleeeepy now

Well Georgia…….they are trying to be a cross between Blur and Oasis and end up being…. grey, no…. just a pile of meh if...

Albania’s Kejtlin shows us how it’s done

For a slight 11-year-old on a large stage in a cavernous arena, you'd think Kejtlin would be daunted - but she's anything but. A...

blitzo schitzo

Well I'm back with Hercule Poirot and the Celestial Toymaker to look at today's rehearsals. It's first rehearsal of semi final one so it must...

Mo’s Eurovision 2023 Countdown: Albania

A good old-fashioned ethno-wail tells me Eurovision is back with a bang, and: so far, so Albania. It's all a bit surplus to requirements, since...

12 July – I feel fire and cold

It's a thing these days that most songs are in English, or at least partly in English. Some fans are old enough to remember...

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...