Poland – words fail me

Dear TVP, Please send something to ESC sometime that gives me a hope of either describing it or at least working out how it's going...

A word on Israel

Just watched Teapacks do an interview in the Eurovision Village. They seemed a bit battle-weary, but stressed that they’re not having a hissy; they...

Greece – stuck in a Eurovision groove

Embed from Getty Images Phil: The more I listen to this - the more I have decided that Sarbel sounds better IF you play 'Yassou...

Turkey – lots of movement and costume shenanigans

As I need to get away, this'll be a very short, sharp single-listen assessment of Turkey’s 2007 Eurovision entry, Shake It Up Şekerim. Kenan...

I feel a Eurovision bandwagon start to trundle …

You know how every year at Eurivision, there's a song you don't expect that picks up a head of steam as the week goes...

The Georgian Party

Just stumbled in from the Georgian party and now a huuuuge slew of us want that fair state to win - desperately. And let...

The Serviette Of Death

I really don't want to put my neck on the block this year. It's easily the hardest semifinal to call since they started having...

Touch my Bond

Only going to watch a couple of run throughs here, as it's nearly lunchtime and there's an hour's break in the schedule after this...

It just dawned on me …

I've been coming to this contest for a good while, and been listening to it for a fair bit longer and something just dawned...

The Russians mix it up at Eurovision

Nick: OK, I'm completely confused now. It's the Beastie Boys and Girls Aloud and Afro-Dite and it's easily the most contemporary song of the...