Semi finals

It's getting exciting isn't it Pat? Well yes it is actually. Right, I think that'll pass for a witty preamble. I'm feeling all lazy and...

Semi Two is much harder! Don’t think I’ll get 9/10 again but here goes.., I think there are three dead certs being Sweden, Azerbaijan and...

Well, seeing as everyone else is doing it, and I suppose I've got to work out my serviette of death sometime soon, here's how...

A riotous cavalcade of quality song appears to be taking place in May.  There, therefore, has to be a semi final allocation draw (and...

Not sure I’ll find time to do this for semi 2 as well, but let’s get my thoughts in some sort of order. POTENTIAL WINNERS Realistically,...

Spain, France, and Denmark also voted in this semi-final. Draw Country Language Artist Song Place Points 01 Armenia English Aram MP3 "Not Alone" 4 121 02 Latvia English, Latvian Aarzemnieki "Cake to Bake" 13 33 03 Estonia English Tanja "Amazing" 12 36 04 Sweden English Sanna Nielsen "Undo" 2 131 05 Iceland English Pollapönk "No Prejudice" 8 61 06 Albania English Hersi "One Night's Anger" 15 22 07 Russia English Tolmachevy Sisters "Shine" 6 63 08 Azerbaijan English Dilara Kazimova "Start a Fire" 9 57 09 Ukraine English Mariya Yaremchuk "Tick-Tock" 5 118 10 Belgium English Axel Hirsoux "Mother" 14 28 11 Moldova English Cristina...

Long term readers will be aware that in days of yore, OnEuropean hacks chose to gather in brightly-lit all-you-can-eat buffet bars and ponder what...

...time delayed by a mere 13 hours from when it happened. I had a definite urge to sleep when I got back to the...

Ten songs have qualified tonight - some predictable, a few surprises - but that's the joy of Eurovision. Shortly after the show ten winners of...

The first 10 countries to qualify for the Grand Final of the 65th Eurovision Song Contest are now known. Following the show, each act...