What did we have to say today?
It was a long day in Tel Aviv, with all of the countries getting their second chance to shine in the Eurovision spotlight. The...
Portugal – Still the ‘water cooler moment’
This was, possibly above Hatari, the 'water cooler moment' of this semi final.
Just like the Icelanders, Conan can sing any old bollocks (and does)...
Estonia – There’s a storm brewing …
Victor Crone and the Estonian delegation ran into issues - technical ones - potentially massive issues.
Firstly, the KAN stage crew managed to get into...
Iceland – STOP! Hammer Time!
All I have to say is "ARMADILLO!!"
The hammer was back in the hands of the masked man atop the Hatari logo. Unfortunately, he had...
Australia – Still the proverbial ‘dog’s dinner’ on screen
This still looked absolutely fucking ridiculous on the TV Screens. That said, they managed to iron out earlier issues with the matte world on the...
Georgia – You could almost hear the gear change from here
After the totally dour and insipid, we got the inspired staging of Georgia. This was nowhere on Saturday and then he hit the stage...
Belgium – Do I have to sing this song?
Eliot (spelled correctly this time) was like an un-interested teenager on stage, looking as if everything was too much effort, and sometimes that came...
Serbia – a right little belter
Well this has been hiding in plain sight for a long time, hasn't it?
Serbia came on, all guns blazing with an old school Balkan...
Belarus – Now this is more LIKE IT
See what I did there?
We got a slice of pop in a sea of boredom, and ZENA was a breath of fresh air.
She sill...
Hungary – dark, broody and shoeless
The screens came on near the end of the performance so we didn't see much of Joci's rehearsal, but luckily, he went through it...