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...
James Newman

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...