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ONEUROPE: Eurovision Song Contest news

A tough fight but five remain standing.

In a cut-throat high quality semi-final round in Eesti Laul, held in the University of Tartu sports hall.  Presumably they kicked the basketball out...

Tallinn with a chance

Refuelled and refreshed and resisted the urge to pick up some much needed scatter cushions and blackout curtains in the furniture shop!! Ooh Estonia that...

Wednesday wrap up by Rosé.. Only a day late!

OK the head is clearing and the heavy smell of stale booze is dissipating from my room, I've thrown a second coffee down my...

Are you feeling the inspiration yet?

There can't be many people in Estonia called Malcolm. He's dressed very dapper much like his Vicks Sinex namesake or Michael Caine's Alfie on...

24 September – I know that things can get better

I couldn't let the month pass without an Estonian birthday. You must know how I love to celebrate this music. Today's birthday girl sometimes passes...

24 September – The ice will melt again and the leafless...

We all love Estonia, don't we? Often grouped as a Nordic nation, their selections are often a highlight of the national final season. Who...

6 December – A voice echoes over the mountains up to...

What's your favourite Eurovision country? More to the point, why are they your favourite? Do they have the best national finals? Do they always...

Estonia, Sweden, loo news and other bits

Estonia I've been quite indifferent to this all along forgetting about it but then quite liking it on listening. On watching the rehearsal now I'm...

They have never had a relationship at all have they?

It seems that the delegations are limiting what run-throughs the press centre sees today (can't think why eh Jacques...) because again it seems that...
Victor and Stig

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 12 – Estonia

Time to declare an Interest here. I was at this final, I've stood next to the lovely Victor Crone - and he doesn’t half...