Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 26 of 39 – North Macedonia
Now, before I launch into this, a word of support for Vasil. No one should give up their right to compete in the biggest...
27 November – I have to drink to get drunk
Our friends in North Macedonia, formerly the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia are a noteworthy bunch. They came along in 1996, got stuck in...
North Macedonia – More, more, more!
Again, another song that I love from a country that has a less than stellar record in the contest. There is an argument that...
Macedonia & Switzerland. I’m flagging.
Macedonia's presentation is unexpected. Tijana is in a black suit with white trim and the whole staging is very 80s black and white and...
The Fanning Verdict: Day One at Eurovision 2021
I'll be here throughout rehearsals to tell you what I thought of what was going on and gathering up the official clips in one...
Semi Two rolls on….
Ireland
I've not been a fan of this since it was selected and there's not much in rehearsal to change my mind. There's a nice...
North Macedonian sentimentality – and a glimpse of Australia
So I missed Australia. I mean, obviously she’s not here, or rather there, but they did #OpenUp a ‘room’ in the virtual press centre...
Macedonia, FYI
I should be in the shower and almost left for work but instead I’m enjoying Kaliopi.
She’s avoiding the sat-down-stood-up at the piano cliché and...
North Macedonia – Are those hills still alive?
It has taken me this many seconds to work out that Vasil is actually mangling the opening notes from Edelweiss together with something from...
Vasil Garvanliev: “It’s a thin line between confidence and arrogance”
Vasil Garvanliev has lived through quite the year. After the global pandemic meant he couldn’t travel to perform for North Macedonia in Rotterdam at...