Will this Croatian dirge ever end?
Phil: Oh Jesus, it's boring lift lobby muzak ... without the lift and without the tune. Another one for the dumper, methinks. My eyes...
Girls just wanna have Eurovision fun
Ooh now, that was a pleasant surprise. Estonia is looking half decent. Now, I've not been an awful fan of this 'un up till...
Denmark – heard it all before
We've moved! For the rest of the evening, we are parked in the adventure playground that is the press centre. As I speak, his...
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...
The Belgians bring the 70s back to Eurovision
Still loving it. It's a pity that Europe only gets to see the final result and not the preparations for this, because it's been...
Flying the flag at Eurovision 2007
Nick: Ironically, this is the sanest thing I've seen for several hours. There are *cough* things to be ironed out from this performance. Nevertheless,...
Eurovision 2007 – Semi Final Results
The semi-final was held on 10 May 2007 at 21:00 (CET). 28 countries performed and all 42 participants voted.
Draw
Country
Language
Artist
Song
Place
Points
01
Bulgaria
Bulgarian
Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov
"Water"
6
146
02
Israel
English, French,...
Intermission
A little bit of maths under pressure here. In the semi-final, 42 televotes will each distribute 58 points among 28 candidates. The mean average...
Poland – helped by what comes before it
Here comes Poland and it manages to stand out. Seriously! It comes off the back of a run of songs that feel like they...
France – but not as we know it …
Nick: I've come to learn something in the days I've been in Helsinki, land of contrasts. There are 42 competing delegations here, and they...