A Dal rolls towards grand final
A second A Dal semi-final this evening in Budapest saw four more songs through to next week’s grand final.
In the first round of voting,...
28 December – Please, come to me
We often talk about the artists who take part in our favourite TV show over and over again. And we also talk about those...
22 March – Just yesterday we were on the floor
Our favourite TV show is a singing contest. Well, actually it's a songwriters' contest. But our performers don't just sing. Many of them have...
It’s a long way to the final for Slovakia
Now, this isn't going to please people, but Slovakia needs a lot of work before it can be classified as a certain qualifier. It...
Belarus and other Thursday Musings…
Well, first off, let's address the elephant in the room, shall we? Of course, Belarus' entry to the Eurovision Song Contest is a political...
Franko, Poirot and Kryton – the story so far
Well since yesterday The Celestial Toymaker has had to withdraw from the panel due to doctor's advice. In fact two doctor's advice, the ones...
Bosni—eeeer?
Nick: It's an interesting staging ... Laka's sister at the washing lines. Four brides with bouquets. And indications that Laka is planning on looking...
Macedonia & Switzerland. I’m flagging.
Macedonia's presentation is unexpected. Tijana is in a black suit with white trim and the whole staging is very 80s black and white and...
Belarose …
Alekseev just brought a huge guffaw to the press centre with the Belorussian staging that follows the long forgotten mantra that more is definitely...
Ukrainian government bans Russian Eurovision singer
UPDATE: The EBU have called everyone's bluff and said Julia may perform via satellite link, read more here.
The Government of Ukraine has banned the Russian...















