2010

Yearly Archives: 2010

Miro and his angels for Bulgaria

Angsti

I'm in a small minority liking the Bulgarian entry. Most people suggest that Miro is smug, slightly too orange and has put on weight...

Slightly disturbing Dutch news

Sieneke didn't attend her press conference citing "a bad throat". We were told that she's been advised to speak as little as possible. Which...

The Emerald Oil or theme to Titanic?

History and experience cannot deny that Niamh Kavanagh is a fine singer and she's clearly the class act here in Oslo in spite of...
Slovenia at Eurovision 2010

My Bone

I'm strangely liking the Slovenian entry Narodnozabavni Rock even though it's clearly as wrong as marmite mixed with gravy, curry and vodka. Perhaps because...
Paula Seling & OVI from Romania had their second rehearsal in Copenhagen today.

You and me, can’t you see we say it with pliers

The Romanian entry is meant to be symbolic of the chemistry between our two performers in that the two pianos they are playing are...
Sieneke

Shang-a-lang! Ding Dong!!!

There are many who scoff when I say that the Netherlands entry is going to do well. Catherine hates it so much she was...

Boats and vikings and the stars

Me and our Catherine thought we'd spend a little time close up with the artists today and squeezed our way onto a glorious trip...

Dining out in Oslo

Well our first dining out experience in the fair capital of Eurovisionia you remember involved paying near 11 pounds for a pint of Heineken...
Alyosha (Olena Kucher)

Sweet Peeps

Let's look at the positives of my Slavic relatives in Ukraine. The singer has a very powerful voice and can certainly belt it out...
Safura gave her everything on stage in Oslo. Photo: Giel Domen (EBU)

Singing in the rain

What does one say about an Azeri entry at Eurovision? They're never quite content to just sing but instead like presenting their songs. So it...