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...
Snack update – now with added stroopwafel!
I’m delighted to inform you that, thanks to the impact of immigration in RotterdEast Ham and me having a fabulous international supermarket nearby, I...
Sunstroke? – I don’t think they are lapping up the rays…
You might remember that I have said in a previous place that Moldova is only a one trick pony (Epic Sax you say?) and...
Lithuania – looking a bit silly
Lithuania’s Donny appears to have had a semi perm in his hair and, with leather jacket and ripped jeans, there seems to be a...
Albania – What was that?
Next Thursday, Albania follows Russia onto the stage. And if you thought Sergey went big on effects, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Unfortunately, the...
Käärijä ends a very long day – what does the sweaty...
Our fifteenth and final presser today is the bouncy Finn himself.
He's had some in-ear monitor problems and hasn't heard anything, but he is philosophical...
Israel – If you are easily offended, look away now
If you’ve stayed and chosen to read this post then carry on. Don’t say you haven’t been warned.
I despise this song. I don’t despise...
Malta – Undoing the magic of Television
I'm going to let you into a secret here, OnEuropeans, the Maltese appeared to be using a classic trick to fool us into believing...
San Marino – Let me paint the scene for you
OK, so let me storyboard this for you ... Our hero comes on stage with a faux leather boa and a diamonte Stetson, sings...
Belarus is the right song at the right time
If you, dear viewer, have noticed my writings over the last hour or so, the last four songs are a touch challenging when all performed...