Albania – No eagle eyed
Jonida made up for a lack of eagle with world-class emotional vocals.
She was still in the same black and gold dress, but the backing...
Russia – Now *that’s* how you stage a song
OK, let's break it down: Sergey and Kirkorov have produced a package that could well be irresistible.
Compared directly with any of the three that...
Lithuania had the runs
(Do you see what I did there? - do you!)
Jurijus was missing something. Various answers from our table ranged from a guitar to a...
Malta – A change … not for the better
We thought, at first, they had simply changed the start of the song - where we looked into the window of Michela's house. Sadly, this...
Croatia – Roko gets his Eurovision wings
Croatia. Or as they were christened the last time - when Jacques Houdek sang - "Fucking Croatia".
In news that suited my eyes, for the...
Germany – Keep it together
A long day in the Eurovision house ended with Germany and the unrelated S!sters.
Some elements of the German national final stayed - though it...
Germany – Very underwhelming
Well the abiding feeling of this song is one of being totally underwhelmed. Thankfully, they seem not to have brought the spinning platform, but...
United Kingdom – Ain’t no big deal
Things didn't start well; the first run-through lasted seconds before the music stopped after a series of strangely planned camera shots. After one false...
UK in no props shocker
First thing that you need to know about this is that there are NO PROPS. There are 5 light pillars though with a sixth...
Italy – Nobody’s perfect
Mahmood enters the Contest as a fan favourite - and if rumour is to be believed, laid low by a dodgy cold.
The air in...