Demy to the wonning at Eurovision?
What to do at Eurovision when you don't want to risk a win - and inherit all the costly hosting responsibilities - but you...
3 April – Baby, you’re the only one (One, one, one,...
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...
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...
Greek sex appeal, Norwegian sex appeal
Well I'm afraid I missed the Greek rehearsal as Rosé and I were stuffing our faces with Swedish delicacies for lunch. In lieu of...
11 January – Take me out of this fiery hell
Continuing our Mediterranean theme - well, it started yesterday - we move east to the popular country taking part in our favourite TV show...
Greece – Same old same old
To be deathly honest, this rehearsal can be summed up in four words: "same as last time".
There are some rehearsals that make you question...
2 January – And the mermaid keeps on asking
What do you like about Eurovision? The singing? The costume? The fact that various culture from about our fair continent lock horns in a...
LIVE BLOG – Semi Final 1 – Press rehearsal
Join us live here from 22:00 local time (8pm, UK/Portugal - 9pm Western Europe) to hear what we make of the Jury rehearsal of the...
Greece reveals it’s Twelve… songs, not points!
So whilst I have been at work, the Greeks have announced the twelve songs that are going to be fighting it out for the...
17 April – Because the shadows in the first light seem...
As I've said before, there were Eurovision Song Contests before the year 2000. Can you imagine that? A 20th Century contest? Well, some of...