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25 April – I`ve been waiting for you night after night

Do you have an all-time favourite duo? Is it one of those pairing that achieve notoriety, like a certain Belgian twosome from 1973? Or...

Azeri Aisel in the snowy Alps!?

Morning all. Not so bleary eyed despite a busy day ‘off’ yesterday and here for the first semi final day one. Five hours sleep...

Rehearsals Day 3, gosh this sofa’s comfy

So we have now seen just over 60% of this year’s songs in rehearsals, and today has continued to not disappoint. Once more I’m...

Estonia & Azerbaijan

The break’s over, and we’ve just had some nice creamy buns and taken receipt of a Gabriela Gucikova  promotional travel mug and shopping bag. Estonia:...

Azerbaijan, striking a match

Azerbaijan is up now. I didn't rate this in first hearing but had to quickly reassess as I realised just how good the song...

Azerbaijan – My lovely horse

Dihaj is first up after a short break - and if you've been following the bookies, this song was fancied to turn in a...

The Azeris don’t quite understand this contest, yet

Phil: Oh dear God no - This one doesn't look silly at all, does it? Yes, yes, a million times yes! Vocally this is...

11 March – She is a killer with that freaking perfume

Do you play any contests on repeat? Are you convinced that the xxth Eurovision Song Contest was the best one ever? Maybe your favourite...

Straight or gay or in between …

With just Russia to reveal its full Eurovision hand, today we were gifted the Azerbaijani 2020 entry. Samira Efendi will perform as 'Efendi' in May. There's...
Destiny, Malta, Backstage, Rotterdam Ahoy, 9 May 2021

The Fanning Verdict: Eurovision 2021 Day Two

Today should be easy like Sunday morning, but in Eurovisionland, there's much going on. A bigger day for us with many of the big-hitters...