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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...