Warming to Norway
Phil: Finally - something that is worth all the pain that I have gone through today to get to a decent song. This has...
Denmark’s Simon Mathew will be performing … so they said
... they lied. He's already finished, while I was outside on the foundation stone fortifying myself with a Karamel Kornet, a chocolate covered foam...
Eurovision 2008 – First semi-final results
The first semi-final was held on 20 May 2008.
Germany and Spain voted in this semi-final.
Draw
Country
Language
Artist
Song
Place
Points
01
Montenegro
Montenegrin
Stefan Filipović
"Zauvijek volim te"
14
23
02
Israel
Hebrew, English
Boaz Ma'uda
"The Fire in...
San Marino – meat that I couldn’t positively identify
Well I've just been for a stroll to find the local Mini Maxi as the canteen in the press centre is slightly on the...
Danish pastry
Phil: Do I need to objective? I think not. This site is all about personal opinions. My personal opinion is that Denmark have presented...
Romania’s 26587777th rehearsal
Phil: I just watched this and got the phrase "meh" come across my lips..
There is nothing wrong with it per se, however my...
Morena has it wrapped up for Malta
Phil: There is a saying that some singers could qualify at Eurovision without opening their mouths. This is the problem that Morena is having....
The morning’s deliberations
After passing on the delights from the hotel menu of "boiled kneepad" and "strip of meat" I'm back and not going to be put...
Estonia – It’s clearly the OnEurope Entry
It mentions all the major food groups - Cheese, cake, Onion... What more could an entry require.
Well a tune, a joke and a chance...
Turkey – guitars and drums and stuff
Well, this is interesting. It turns out that when you're in a right royal Iceland-induced eurostrop, this looks and sounds absolutely ace. I mean,...