2018
Yearly Archives: 2018
Belorussian blood roses
Oh, Belarus! This is hilarious! Alekseev is in whist atop a plinth and holds a rose in his hands to which he croons. He...
You know you wonder …
why PhilC comes to Eurovision, gets here and spends oodles of his own cash to sit in a press room.
Well, Belarus' 2018 entry has...
Will you still show us Tel Aviv?
Netta brings her Toys (plural) to the stage - two tall cabinets chock full of golden Chinese waving cats to be precise, oh and...
Israel …
I'm also sat on a table with people that quite like this song so these words are hard for me to write ... nah
There...
Is Israel still the hot favourite?
Israel – the hot favourite! Ooh yes! The staging is a treat! Netta is flanked by a couple of shelving units featuring an array...
Lithuania – When on earth …
... did they get very very good.
The first thing that we have to say is LOSE THE GRAPHICS. You'll understand when you see this,...
Lithuania’s touch of class, I’m emoshe
Oh Ieva, you’ve just given me my first moment of rehearsals, might have almost shed a tear there! I know am in ballad mode...
Aw! Lithuania makes you want to love her for a lifetime
All the charm that Mikolas was missing is present with Ieva from Lithiania. She’s sat on the stage to start, her voice fragile and...
The Czech Republic of Trumpet
Mikolas up next on a plinth centre stage, accompanied by two backing dancers either side on mini platforms that illuminate aqua marine. He’s in...
Czech Republic – what mood’s your camel in?
Czech Republic. Mikolas isn’t happy. He starts and stops almost immediately, pointing out that the plinths and back-lit lightboxes he and his dancers are...