Austria’s not quite found her charm yet
Plenty of good will for this abounding, and Zoë stole the show in London and Amsterdam. What this needs is charm, and buckets of...
Eurovision 2004 – Semi final one – first dress rehearsal
We were let in - much to our surprise - to the first dress rehearsal of the day!!
As its nearly time for the 2nd...
Pony Tail or Pony Club? – You choose….
This song is a total oxymoron. On the one hand it should be somewhat "filthy" and suggestive. Lyrically it's all about being somewhat naughty...
Day Six begins with Armenia…. worryingly
It's a very good place to start.
The start of the song has lots of camera cuts - indeed death by a thousand cuts, no...
Ireland: trying (and succeeding) to die
Ten years ago, I fulfilled a dream and went up in a hot air balloon over Australia. Once we got up there I realised I...
Eurovision 2019 – The rehearsal schedule
The OnEuropeans are packing their bags and haggling with the Post Office over exchange rates to make sure they've enough set by for cake,...
Sweden – Too late for losing?
So, for reasons known only to the Eurovision firmament (and possibly Christer Bjorkman), the Swedes have once again secured almost the same staging used...
Switzerland – Ray of light
Luca Hanni changed very little from the first rehearsal, though the lighting had been been modified and some of the camera shots improved. The...
First up this morning – the HOME team
After the closed door 30-minute Moldovan extra rehearsal we had Israel.
Kobi was still dressed like a waiter on stage, and I genuinely think that...
Czechia Please! – It’s time for Vesna
Yet more delay to the schedule. I should be used to it after 18 years, but it still frustrates me!
The usual questions are being...