The Russians are coming

Phil: Still my kind of song - still the kind of thing that I like a lot, and my ilk will like as well...

The Russians mix it up at Eurovision

Nick: OK, I'm completely confused now. It's the Beastie Boys and Girls Aloud and Afro-Dite and it's easily the most contemporary song of the...

Is this Eurovision package half full or half empty?

Nick: A member of the OnEurope team has been talking this up all week, which has obviously predisposed me to pick holes in it....

And so Day 5 Begins – a whole new world of...

For Nick at any rate - as he has not heard the direct qualifiers yet! Phil: Bosnia be to the starting today and, unlike the...

Turkey – too slick?

Nick: In spite of the screens flashing up "SHAKE IT!" every so often, it's perfectly clear that Kenan Doglu isn't in any way attempting...

Hungary – brought to you in association with the word “really”

From one potential strong scorer (and I've deposited some money with the Bank of William Hill accordingly), we move straight to another. It's such...

Andorra – saving the Eurovision world, song by song

In every Thingyvision Thing Thong, there is one thong that arrives when everyone's a wee bit jaded and instantly grabs the attention. Something that...

Belarus get sticky at Eurovision

Cyprus having found the wallpaper, Belarus have in turn found the Solvite. Only a Brit of a certain age is going to catch that...

Turkey – lots of movement and costume shenanigans

As I need to get away, this'll be a very short, sharp single-listen assessment of Turkey’s 2007 Eurovision entry, Shake It Up Şekerim. Kenan...

I feel a Eurovision bandwagon start to trundle …

You know how every year at Eurivision, there's a song you don't expect that picks up a head of steam as the week goes...