Finland – That was very good
Finland - Trust me, there isn't much better than this. This has been staged EXACTLY in the right way , SoftEngine love the camera...
Belarus…. Complete Contrast
Compared to Ireland, Belarus is a complete contrast and in very good ways too!
Teo will look you in the camera, look you in the...
Austria rises and rises
We popped into the arena to see Conchita, her vocal needed to be heard live. She's in a glorious golden gown that required a...
So that’s your final…
A very brief but effective floaty flag ceremony to open with psychedelic backdrop to introduce the final. The artists are announced onto stage in...
Norway – No Way
This is wrist slittingly awful. It's isn't the most happy of songs at the best of times and, it has been said, that he...
So how is the final shaping up?
Although I wasn't live blogging the dress rehearsal I will give a few thoughts I jotted down during it. It opens with a mercifully...
Moldova is merciless
Cristina Scarlett is singing that she has no feelings of mercy. She's dressed half in chiffon and half in a bronze breastplate. Imagine Katerina...
Hungary – This is winning the Semi Final
by an absolute street!!
I've been dying to say that out loud all day and, strike me backwards, Andras just looks like the winner, Its...
Ireland & Belarus
Ireland is not quite as bad as I believe it was in the first rehearsal. They have a great stage projection, Celtic knots and...
About to head into the arena
We're waiting in the press seentre to be escorted over into the arena for the first time. We have to go en masse as...