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Greek power but I’m slightly underwhelmed

The gorgeous Maria Elena Kyriakou now in a shimmering number and looking and sounding stunning. For someone who loves a belter of a ballad,...

Greece – or is it Grease?

Nick: So, this Maria ... would she by any chance be into superstition, black cats and voodoo dolls? Greece is the new itself, by...

Greece – Hello, this is the Mid 90’s. They want...

This song - to me - is a return to a time when Europe decided that sounding ethnic at Eurovision was a thing, and...

1 December – If you talk to my mountains, my loneliness...

Our friends in Greece have an interesting relationship with our favourite TV show. Participants since 1974, they've had their ups and downs. The ups...

Daughter of Europe you say? – The Greeks might not think...

She is, apparently, the daughter of Europe - Amanda from Greece. Amanda starts off with everything being "great" and she arrived Saturday night, and only...

5 November – No pain, no gain

Props. They're always that cherry on top of a performance that can make or break it. That is, the cherry could be something utterly...

As I seem to be the least indisposed of the team...

...here's some quick drive-by bloggahj on the first three of the morning (videos from our chums at ESCKaz this time) So Montenegro... he apparently has...

Every Greek cliche in a three-minute package

Is it me, or my state of tiredness but to me they look like either a very bad pub band led by a mechanic,...

3 April – The password, the password, the password, the password

Things got a little odd at the turn of the century. We were trapped in Nordic/Baltic Europe after time in the eastern Med. Countries...
Eurovision 2021

The Fanning Verdict – Eurovision 2021 – Day Three

It's a wet and windy start to the week at the Fanning Mansion, but I'm wrapped up warm inside with access to the virtual...