Azerbaijan – His heart might not go on any longer than...
This has all the right elements for a good song – and yet in spite of that, seems to have something missing for me...
Serbia. OK, I was wrong, AGAIN
When I first reviewed this for the site's Countdown I gave this song 1 point because I didn't understand it. As with The Netherlands...
Israel: Nice performance, shame about the song
Eurovision is seen by some (in particular the UK popular press) as a bit of camp nonsense. It's an image organisers embrace on one...
Israel – If you are easily offended, look away now
If you’ve stayed and chosen to read this post then carry on. Don’t say you haven’t been warned.
I despise this song. I don’t despise...
Finland – Semi Final 2 might wake me up
Well after the downbeat ending to the first semi-final, we now move, almost seamlessly, to the second.
The Rasmus is surely the tonic I need...
Armenia: Up there with the best
Having seen lots of shots of Rosa Linn's badly wallpapered bedroom, I was looking forward to seeing it in action today.
The performance starts small...
Norway – this is entertainment!
Now this is all sorts of genius. Possibly not in the way the Contest Gods intended 66 years ago, but genius none the less.
Subwoolfer's...
Iceland – knock on wood?
Iceland started with a false dawn here in the satellite press centre. They showed about 12 seconds of the girls singing and then moving...
Day five in Turin
It was DAY ONE of the second rehearsals today with half of the Tuesday semifinalists giving it their all before the first full dress...
Albania – Better late than never…. maybe?
Last shall be first and first shall be last - or something like that. So here we have Albania, held over from the first...