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ONEUROPE: Eurovision Song Contest news

Zagreb it while you can

And finally I've caught up with Croatia one of the three rehearsals I haven't seen. I think this very effective as an opener to...

Krak-ed-kow

Phil: If we are following Franko's grading system from Earlier then this too is an E. Lidia Kopania has, at time of writing, had...

A couple of naughties from last night

Both of these have been reported by posters on the ESCNation messageboard since the show ended - I haven't tried to verify either, but...

Well there is supposed to be lunch but…

...We suspect there is an Azerbaijan on stage - we have seen a snatch of them in the press centre screens but that's about...

Turkey-lurkey

Franko: We've only had a sound check so far and it's already streets ahead of anything else that's been on today. It's not only...

Albania – something missing

Phil: No matter how much I like this song - I suspect it's missing that certain something. Some would call it experience, some would...

Eurovision 2009: UK jurors announced

Someone was asking below, and it's now up on the BBC Eurovision pages. They are: Deborah Chapman (a "music expert and author", possibly the writer of...

It’s our time it’s our time

And so for only the second spine-tingling moment of this year's contest. I've said all along that I thought the UK were a contender...

Macedonia – Where on earth did THAT come from?!

Phil: This is going to be a complete contrast between the three songs that have come before. I didn't give Next Time a prayer...

And so it begins

Well Phil and I ate well yesterday and then slumped in front of the Russian telly knocking back vodka and indefeasibly strong beer. A...