LIVE BLOG – Semi Final 1 – First dress rehearsal
Join us live here from 16:00 local time (2pm, UK/Portugal - 3pm Western Europe) to hear what we make of the first dress rehearsal...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 21 – Latvia
The Moon Is Rising by Samanta Tina
You have to feel for Samanta Tina. Having tried 5 times to represent Latvia, and another twice for...
Carousel wins Latvian Supernova – and place at 2019 Eurovision
A supernova is an event that occurs upon the death of certain types of stars. To call this evening's Latvian national selection lifeless might be unfair,...
2 May – The air is pure CO2 – my head...
Every song will have at least one fan. Yes, every song. The fan may not shout about it, for fear of ridicule. But I'm...
Latvia: lovely boots and not a willy in sight
Triana Park complete the first semi-final with an energetic performance. She looks great, with a multi-length hairdo, chopped with sharp edges, in yellow and...
Latvia – How on earth did we miss a Supernova??!
Firstly, I need to make my deepest apologies to all Latvians everywhere, as a site we appear to have forgotten your fine selection with...
18 July – But somehow, you cracked the code
Nationality is a funny thing. Some countries taking part in our favourite TV show insist on someone who only hails from where they're representing....
31 March – Pa-ra-ra-pa pa-ra-ra-pa pa-rade
For some, taking part in our favourite TV show becomes all-consuming. They try, and try, and try to win that golden ticket to a...
Eurovision 2003 – Second Rehearsals Part One
Iceland
Well a late start for Birgita but she did quite well. She looked well and performed the song really well. Others in the delegation...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 23 – Latvia
Folk me, Latvia has had a folking dreadful run of songs for most of the past decade. Only Aminata has managed to save them...