2008

Yearly Archives: 2008

I hate it, but it just might win

Well now. I have to say this is honestly one of the songs I detest most in this year's contest, but from what I've...

Blowing in the wind

A few problems to start as they near deafened her by feeding the sound through her ear-piece too loud. I'd written this off as...

Okay only a little stretch to go

Phil and Nick have abandoned me and no doubt in homage to my pasta efforts earlier in the day have gone home by way...

And La France

Franko: Here we go again. Another song I actually like that's given an unremarkable presentation and likely to finish in the bottom five. There's...
Vânia Fernandes

The Portu Gal – Heavy and dramatic

Phil: I am in a minority of one here. When asked, in a very jocular mode by Mr RDH, how many points this would...
No Angels

German feathers

Nick: Germany are not adding anything to the sum of my happiness right now. No Angels are five lasses - who were, apparently, HUGE...
BBC Logo

The UK of stuff

Victor Chandler offers odds of 2/1 against for the UK to finish 23rd or higher in the final. That's the confidence level we're beginning...
Andy Abraham at Eurovision for the UK in 2008

Un-ited Kingdom

Now Listen very carefully I shall say this only once ... the UK entry is actually not that bad. In fact it's really rather...
Andy Abraham at Eurovision for the UK in 2008

I’m afraid that, for you that like differing opinions …

... It's 3 out of 3 here. Andy was very very good. He has surprised a lot of people, in a good way, here in...

Denmark’s Simon Mathew will be performing … so they said

... they lied. He's already finished, while I was outside on the foundation stone fortifying myself with a Karamel Kornet, a chocolate covered foam...