Iceland – Is it’s intended audience too small?

In the same way that Denmark feels as though it's just one big in-joke.Ā  Iceland feels exactly the same to me. However, whereas the...

Senhit: Flo or no Rida?

When you sit down to talk with Eritrean-born Senhit and her creative director Luca Tommassini - the brains behind a year of inspired retakes...

Moldova – Gangnam Style? Any Style?

Mrs Trellis from North Wales writes into us: Dear Madam, can you play one song to the tune of another? ... and it's taken...

Poland – So which bit of this did I like?

As Wogan would say, the set is looking lovely this year. I can't in all honesty say that this song does anything for me -...

Austria – This literally IS what we wanted

I saw both run throughs, thankfully because I was having a problem technique - basically my whole system crashed - thankfully I am an...

Destiny: Making the Eurovision stage is a huge thing

After a second rehearsal today, Destiny was in the Rotterdam Press Centre talking about her Eurovision experience. ā€œIt’s totally meeting every one my expectations,ā€ she...

Monty looks at Malta, San Marino, Estonia, Czech Republic & Greece

Day 6 (I know!) and it’s a biggie! Ten second rehearsals and our first look at the Big 5 and the host nation. Lots...

Greece – Still Chromakey issues here.

The Greeks are sticking with the chromakey effects as they did on Tuesday but in the recorded run through they have stopped Stefania looking...

Czech Republic – Boing?! – Zebedee doesn’t have a voice.

The first run through of these rehearsals is recorded, just in case anything befalls the artists but, if that was as good as it...

Estonia – it’s all a touch on the negative side.

First of all, let me tell you what Uku and his song are.Ā  They are a very well crafted piece of both song writing...