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Return to Drawer or Paid in full – what have those...

In a literally no-expense-spent setting of a loft in CT House, the Czech Republic team staged a press conference to announce their entrant today. Using...
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Eight in running for Czech choice

Česká Televize has shortlisted eight songs to represent The Czech Republic at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. It's now down to online fans to...

27 October – How to be whole again

Do you remember those countries who only started their Eurovision fun and games in the 21st Century? Some have had more success than others....

What does the web predict for tonight’s semi-final?

Tonight, Eurovision Song Contest fans get to settle down with the first slice of the 2018 competition. Nineteen songs will compete for ten Grand...

Czech Republic – The man’s a trouper

Say what you like about Mikolas and the song, he's got balls and guts to even be on the stage at the moment. He's...

Updated: Injury Time – Mikolas Josef rushed to hospital

The first day of rehearsals haven't ended well for Czech singer Mikolas Josef. Following his first rehearsal this morning, he reported an injury. The...

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...

Czech Republic – When favourites bomb in first rehearsals

Suffice it to say that the whoopsies in the press room (as Monty describes h*mose*ualists) got a bit hot under the collar when Mikolas...

13 April – Cold and dim are the skies

As you will have read yesterday, some decent songs stay in the semi-finals. Some dross rightly remain there too, but it just shows how...