Lithuania’s touch of class, I’m emoshe
Oh Ieva, you’ve just given me my first moment of rehearsals, might have almost shed a tear there! I know am in ballad mode...
Aw! Lithuania makes you want to love her for a lifetime
All the charm that Mikolas was missing is present with Ieva from Lithiania. She’s sat on the stage to start, her voice fragile and...
The Czech Republic of Trumpet
Mikolas up next on a plinth centre stage, accompanied by two backing dancers either side on mini platforms that illuminate aqua marine. He’s in...
Czech Republic – what mood’s your camel in?
Czech Republic. Mikolas isn’t happy. He starts and stops almost immediately, pointing out that the plinths and back-lit lightboxes he and his dancers are...
Czech Republic – When favourites bomb in first rehearsals
Suffice it to say that the whoopsies in the press room (as Monty describes h*mose*ualists) got a bit hot under the collar when Mikolas...
Belgium dark but no dark horse!
SuRie’s bezzie mate Sennek up next for Belgium and the opening shot is probably not working as well as it did on paper. It’s...
Belgium – all alone and in the danger zone again
Belgium! Oh. I love this song but I’m not sure about this presentation. Sennek is out on the bridge, the first performer to leave...
Belgium – what on God’s green earth was that?
I appreciate that it's a first rehearsal, and I also appreciate that it's 12:26 in the afternoon, but Sennek puts Albania in a much...
Albanian vocal masterclass
Eugent, the g is hard, Bushpepa next from Albania and this boy for me has THE vocal of the contest, his voice soars effortlessly.
As...