Ukraine – 1944 = fifteen-love
Ukraine is one of the rehearsals I’ve been most looking forward to. The song has really grown on me from an initial sniffiness about...
Azerbaijan – Does anyone have a bucket…
because Samra needs one to carry her tune in.
It’s a damning indictment of your vocal ability when the press look at the screen and...
Eurovision 2002 – Jury Rehearsal
The first time that a “proper” crowd had been in to the hall.. This lifted several of the performances in the hall but, see...
Eurovision is not the same unless there is a cock!
Being a technical god is fraught with issues - I missed her last run through but thankfully she came back and had another go.
Triana...
Love and Marriage, go together like a horse and …
... no, not another horse, more like the one-trick pony that this was always going to be - but one thing you can say...
Netherlands power vocals
Good morning OnEuropeans! Another day in the bubble. Netherlands first up for us today.
I’m a little disappointed by this. It’s very plainly staged with...
Not quite live from the first dress rehearsal
Hello Oneuropeans! I'm just watching the first dress rehearsal of the final! I won't do a live or rolling blog, as That Phil will...
Moldova – Alyosha wants her staging back
So, after a hearty lunch (chicken in a pitta with hummus and salad, thanks for asking!), I came back and had to do some...
San Marino – Where’s the party?
Time for this year's guilty pleasure, Serhat (in his crop top) was back to dad dance his way through 'Say na na na'.
Again, there...
Netherlands, The – Is this missing context?
The Dutch decided to put a light box on the front of the piano and darken the staging, bringing Duncan into sharper focus at...