Slovenia – I think it’s a goner
Much as I like this song, and I really do - I just think its a goner. The song is not strong enough to...
Back for the Big 5
Good morning On Euopeans! We're back in the arena for the second rehearsals of the Big 5. I'm only going to dip in and...
As tradition is…. my thank yous!
Well it's 5pm on Eurovision day - we've done all the pontificating we can - and now onto some thank you's.
First of all -...
Albanian angst
We popped into the hall to see Albania. There's a beautiful quality to Hersi Bar's voice live, and I have to admit to being...
Maltese meadow and Israeli struts…
There's a sentence I'll never again utter....
Malta
Is it a wheat field? Is it a cornfield? Is it a meadow? Does it really matter? This...
Yesterday at the Games – Semi Final 1 special….
This should be a HOT TEN qualifiers, not SIX LOSERS, but it's much more complex than that.
You all saw what happened - and some...
Mr Phil explains Eurovision 2014 – 10th – 6th
10th Spain - OK-ish result for Spain. Fans wanted more, bit if you can't actually DANCE in the title of the song - you're...
Riigi goes to København – Monday afternoon
I last left you at Eesti (Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm...). We then had a lunch break. I know, after just three songs...
Rosé’s Russia and does Azerbaijan (my favourite) scrub up?
Russia
Well well well... Many songs are a disappointment when they transfer to the Eurovision stage but I was pleasantly surprised by this watching in...
FYR Macedonia – Again, just background noise…..
This should be a good song. Tijana is a good singer but this is just a nothing of a performance. She doesn't have the...