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...
Serbia – I’m loco for this classy cheapness
Eight down, one to go to bring Day 3 of rehearsals to a close and we’re ending with Serbia. I’m expecting, nay hoping, for...
Iceland – is that it?
I'm feeling the peer pressure here. It's like when you are 14 at school and you are dared to nick a copy of Razzle...
Iceland turns on the nerdy charm
So we’ve had our tea break and it’s time for Iceland. In another universe without a killer virus pandemic, we’re all sitting in the...
Moldova – serving a low-calorie version of her Sugar
It was about this time in Stockholm and Malmö that everything stopped for fika, coffee and a little sweet treat. Even though I’ve been...
Moldova – I know insulin reduces sugar but Kirkorov too?
Now we all know that ESC 2021 has been stripped back in many ways, but the whole point of hosting the contest is so...
Poland – tbh it just bored me.
It's a damning indictment of any performance when the best you can come up with after seeing it a couple of times is: "Well...
Poland, not taking me for the ride of my life
I’m waiting for Poland’s Rafał to give me the ride of my life that he’s been promising for the last couple of months. He’d...
Austria – simple, powerful, but safe?
Austria kicks off the afternoon, and it’s our second Amen of the Contest. From the preview videos it’s the one I prefer, but I...
Austria – Our prayers have been answered?
I believe that the pre requisite for this rehearsal is communal singing of this classic, no?
The Eurovision song contest is supposed to be a...