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Denmark – no need to even rehearse this

Denmark. It’s exactly the same as in the Danish final. That’s it. I’m off to stalk Mladen from Serbia at his press conference... Monty x

Lunch and a ‘sign’

We popped out for a noodle lunch at Walk To Walk and some cold Sagres shaped refreshment. It takes a lot of sustenance to get...

How much is Eurovision worth?

I'm now the proud owner of a €0 commemorative banknote! You can make your own jokes about cheap and worthless, I like it. Monty x

San Mari-NO

Oh my! San Marino. We thought this might be cheap but it’s even cheaper than we hoped. The robots are here – and they’ve...

No, baby no!

My my my, San Marino courtesy of Malta, Germany via Bratislava give the ‘what the actual fuck’ moment this year and certainly will have...

San Marino – If this is the best you can come...

Then you really need to go and have a word with yourselves and consider your participation. I have just witnessed three of the most painful,...

Serbian striding and strutting

Hhm. Serbia’s not great. Musically this has plenty to stand out, but visually they’re making a bit of a fist of it. There’s some...

I balkanika this, but not a lot!

Balkanika next up for Serbia and I really like this song. The staging is pretty much as I would have expected with the old...

Serbia – what a load of old Balkans …

If you are talking generic and if you are talking about songs that clearly know their audience, then Serbia should be right at the...

The Humans’ masquerade moment

Ooh my second favourite of the year now and The Humans and Romania, yes I know I’m weird! I absolutely love the soft rock...