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ONEUROPE: Eurovision Song Contest news

Belarus and Albania

I've somehow managed to walk out on Kate Ryanair, before she'd even arrived on stage. How rude! I've also annoyed the hobnob by dropping...

Not so good. Not so good.

Embed from Getty Images Only saw a couple of run-throughs of Israel, and he seems to be trying a bit harder and it's not helping....

Well I think …

... I agree with Nick on many things, the French "situation" is not one of them. Yes, I agree that she looks like she...

And on to Ireland and Cyprus

Ireland are sort of... he looks alright, actually. Seems very confident and comfortable, the mix of the song is a bit beefier and meatier...

So, the last few …

Embed from Getty Images Although strictly speaking, the last one, cos I was in Carola's press conference for Estonia (but she looked a vision in...

Belarus – can’t make a word out

Not a hope in hell of getting anywhere. Europe are still not going to understand that there was an English lyric to this song...

It’s been a long old day in Eurovision Land

Then we get Carola. About 700 press packed into seeing her rehearse - and the first 3 times I saw it - I thought...

Oh, that’s a contrast …

I've just come out of Fabrizio's first full run through (he who *was* going to be nicknamed Fab but now isn't), and it was...

Winner winner winner

*still* The winner of the Eurovision - there is no chance that this is not going to the Final. They have gone into a...

Slovenia – well – eerm …

... yes ... Isn't it a lovely set!! (On Europe speak for "don't offend anyone"). Nah, what the hell ... As Mr J Logan said in 1980,...