23 June – You may take all my golden necklaces
In these days of Eurovision semi-finals - and the bloodbaths they have become - it's important to remember that they were tried twice in...
Eurovision 2002 – Rehearsal Reports – Monday
Cyprus
What can one say..... It will certainly get the blood flowing in the old ladies in Europe!! Ladies, and the odd man will be...
Eesti Laul Semi Final 2 Results
The results of the second Eesti Laul Semi Final are shown below.
Ten songs competed for five spots in the final with the outcome decided upon by...
13 May – Moonbeams are sowing silver, silver starry-eyed skies
Have you ever thought of the journeys some performers have to make to get to a Eurovision venue? Things might be slightly different this...
Lineup complete for Estonian national final
Mia and Elysa have become the last two performers to secure a place in the Estonian Eurovision national final - Eesti Laul 2023.
For the...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 – Estonia
ESTONIA – Espresso Macchiato – Tommy Cash
There are times, dear reader where the words 'Oh DO fuck off' are entirely appropriate... and this is...
Estonian party tricks
Well. The stage looks nice. There’s a theme of playing cards, with the emblems of the suits picked out as Juri, himself bespectacled and...
I’ve abandoned a warbling Sandra Oxenryd …
...but I'll rejoin her shortly.
When I was writing my previous blog, sitting comfortably in the press centre, I was joined in short order by...
Estonia’s songs have been quietly pushed out
With no warning, our chums at Estonian broadcaster ERR have previewed the semi finalists for this year's Eesti Laul. We've blatantly lifted them from...
12 June – I’ll put my voice in it
Hooray! A big birthday! And a legend's. Well, we think he is anyway. It's from the time when a certain Baltic nation started to...