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...
Norway – this is entertainment!
Now this is all sorts of genius. Possibly not in the way the Contest Gods intended 66 years ago, but genius none the less.
Subwoolfer's...
Slovenia – A load of old balls?
I’ve always said that this song is as ill-fitting in this contest as the bad suit that Filip is wearing and the first run...
LIVE BLOG of Semi Final One Evening show from 2100 CET
So here we are again - as happy as can be! - The Eurovision starts in earnest with the first Semi Final Evening rehearsal. ...
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...