2 December – It’s all black and white and there’s no...
It's time for another one of our home entrants today. That poisoned chalice of wanting to win on your home turf, but not wanting...
Azerbaijan & Finland – wow, but not in that order
I'm not getting Azerbaijan like the rest of the assembled throng appear to be. This was the first time I'd seen it all the...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Azerbaijan
Skeletons by Dihaj
If you find yourself in one of those arguments about how far Eurovision has travelled in recent years, then this should be...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2021 – Part 4 of 39 – Azerbaijan
History really IS repeating itself here, because now for the third time in four reviews (and counting) a song title has been reused from...
4 June – I’m scared of breathing
It's duo time! And with two singers you get double the chance of seeing what could be your favourite song played. And, for some,...
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...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 5 – AZERBAIJAN
X My Heart by Aisel
Dear God! Even though we have an impressive number of singers opting not to sing in English this year, Azerbaijan’s...
Nadir Rustamli to sing for Azerbaijan at Eurovision
Azerbaijan broadcaster İctimai Television has named Nadir Rustamli as the act they're sending to Turin to represent Azerbaijan at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest.
Rustamli...
Nick “does” 2025 – Azerbaijan
AZERBAIJAN – Run With U – Mamagama
Azerbaijan have quietly been in Eurovision for 17 years now. I reject this timeline and indeed reality in...
Faraway in an English country garden
With our arena correspondents having wandered off to see other bits of Moscow, I'm left playing catch-up once again.
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I'm not struck...