2008

Yearly Archives: 2008

Eurovisionia – Day 3 – Truncated somewhat

Morning!! As read in other places, today is going to be somewhat truncated - to 3 and possibly only 4 rehearsals due to the lack...
Dima Bilan

The afternoon deliberations

well we picked up a few stragglers at the bar and dragged them over to the Arena. Romania It's a case of a fine Italian hand....

A mixed grill of Romania, Greece and Russia

I've just pootled down to the Arena for the afternoon session - no internet to speak of down there, hence my silence for the...
Hind - Your heart belongs to me

The second half of a the second half

Fecund we are with musical joy this half. Many manners of pop noise stroked our lugs, and here's a couple of quick relations as...
Teräsbetoni

Raw Finland

Phil: Well ... I don't know how I let this one pass me by quite frankly ... It's not a Lordi clone, because...
Hind - Your heart belongs to me

Netherlands – You’ve tried the best.. now try the rest…

Phil: Hind is clearly a good singer. We get this impression from watching the rehearsal that is on the screen before us. And, yes,...
Sirusho in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. Photo: Alain Douit (EBU)

Armenian delight

Franko: Well we have dead cert qualifier number two. After a couple of bum notes and a false start, this does everything you'd expect....

Bosni—eeeer?

Nick: It's an interesting staging ... Laka's sister at the washing lines. Four brides with bouquets. And indications that Laka is planning on looking...
Daniel Aragay from Vacarisses, Catalunya • CC BY 2.0

The morning’s deliberations

After passing on the delights from the hotel menu of "boiled kneepad" and "strip of meat" I'm back and not going to be put...
Daniel Aragay from Vacarisses, Catalunya • CC BY 2.0

Andorra’s Greatest Hits, 2004-2006

Phil: It may well have a quite weak start - however, then have changed the key in this song and it is now a...