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ONEUROPE: Eurovision Song Contest news

Hungary… I Heart this

Boggie will calm everyone down with her quiet little understated song about being a fighter. It’s not all about being a warrior, it’s about...

Cyprus……… weeeeeeeeeellllllllll

It’s…. a ballad. No, seriously, That is the best thing I can say about this song. The Cypriot NF that took TEN weeks and had...

Lithuania via Not Stephansplatz

I’ll just nip out to Billa, I said. It’s only 5 minutes away at my local U-station, I said. I’ll stock up with Haribo...

Netherlands, the

OK, that’s different. This time five years ago, Slovakia were explaining to me that the trees are our friends, and we should love the...

France in “Absolutely Superbly Staged” shocker

I’m genuinely in awe of this, actually. Such a simple and effective staging! For most of the song, Lisa is alone on stage, with...

Azerbaijan – Sorry I missed Latvia

Sorry I was trying to do everything and failing miserably. Elnur, however, got my attention. When you get past Latvia and put something good in,...

Irish Wood Nymph

Molly from Ireland has wheeled her piano and her band into some wooded glade. It’s quite enchanting. I’m trying to think of the last...

Greek power but I’m slightly underwhelmed

The gorgeous Maria Elena Kyriakou now in a shimmering number and looking and sounding stunning. For someone who loves a belter of a ballad,...

Latvia – Pasta Aminata sounds lovely but …

... the real thing is being dressed in a very long red dress and is totally static and doesn’t move sans some whirring arm...

Denmark and Grup Anti Social Media

Just outside the Lugner City shopping centre, where we had a fine lunch at Lucky Noodles, there’s a hairdresser called “Friseur Selçuk”. I hope...