2012

Yearly Archives: 2012

I’ll be with you presently.

I'm in the mood to do a nice leisurely wrap-up sometime this evening UK time

Switzerland first rehearsal

It was in a different year that I heard this song for the first time and I thought "they'll get that English sorted and...

Romania by Monty

I've been looking forward to this one. I really like the song, and a couple of the musicians in particular, but it has the potential...

Romania First Rehearsal

Why do I always think that the bagpiper-ist is playing the theme to Dallas at the beginning of this song?? - Anyhoo I digress...

Riigi gets to Bakoo Bakoo

So I made it here at last.  It’s a long story involving 60 qapik and a bike race, but I’ve arrived at the heart...

Albania after Lunch

Firstly, I hear there is FREE CAKE and FREE TEA in the press working area? - Is there a Mrs Doyle in the press...

Albania by Monty

What a load of balls! No, I don’t mean the song, I mean the unusual headgear Rona is sporting, fashioned out of a variety...

Right – off for a little snooze.

As I hear that its 14:12 ish in Planet Eurovisionia and they have a "lunch" break for an hour ( unless they are making...

Latvia First Rehearsal

I am predisposed to liking this song, principally because the first lyric was the OnEurope anthem - but they seem to have gone back...

Monty reviews Montenegro, Iceland, Greece and Latvia

Montenegro As an opener this was always going to be a bit of an oddity, but I’m surprised – and disappointed – we aren’t seeing...