2017

Yearly Archives: 2017

Brendan Murray

Ireland: trying (and succeeding) to die

Ten years ago, I fulfilled a dream and went up in a hot air balloon over Australia. Once we got up there I realised I...
Anja Nissens

Now thats what I call an Album Track

If you take my position that the Netherlands is old-fashioned nonsense, then Denmark is typical of the song that the Danes always send to...
Joci

Hung(a)ry for a bit of Juicy Papi

Time for Juicy Papi from Hungary. Ooh I love him! I went into the hall to get an up close and personal experience with...
OG3NE

What a start from the Dutch

Day Seven (though it feels like longer) begins with Netherlands, The. My phone just rang... it's NSF 1989... they want all their songs back! OG3NE split...
OG3NE

Netherlands power vocals

Good morning OnEuropeans! Another day in the bubble. Netherlands first up for us today. I’m a little disappointed by this. It’s very plainly staged with...
Yulia Samoilova

Russia and Ukraine may face sanctions over Samoylova-gate

Two countries may face exclusion from the Eurovision Song Contest. In an interview with a German news portal, the head of the group that...
Alma

If Estonia was hatesex …

This is more like a shit date. You expect your companion to wine and dine you, but instead you end up the Travelodge in...
Alma

French finale

Our last to reveal is France, and I’ve been longing to see this since Alma was announced. I really adore this song, and have...
Lucie Jones at Eurovision

UK in not shit either shocker

I know, I know what you are thinking - I'm always going to say this because I'm biased towards the UK - except I'm...
Lucie Jones

UK is going for gold

Ooh UK is brilliant! Lucie does so well. She’s alone in a mustard/gold-coloured dress, and she’s standing on a complicated erection, which has a...