Claudia Faniello gets breathless for Eurovision
It was wall-to-wall Borgs and Vellas at the Maltese national final. And that paid off for Claudia Faniello who topped the scoreboard with 'Breathlessly'. It's...
Easy come, easy go for Australian Eurovision track record
Australia has certainly shown beginners' luck at Eurovision. A respectable debut and then - on only their second try - the huge continent in...
Russian media suggests Ukraine may clip Armenian Eurovision wings
With news just out that Ukrainian authorities have taken a hard line on a Eurovision contestant who crossed illegally into Crimea, several Russian news...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Israel
I Feel Alive by Imri Ziv
Israel has experienced a revival of fortunes over the past couple of years at Eurovision. I’m still not quite...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Spain
Do It For Your Lover by Manel Navarro
Every year we head to Eurovision with the passionate Spanish fans fervently supporting their artist and convinced...
Bulgaria – Favourites should look like this
Once again, those gathered in the press centre were only treated to 40 seconds of a rehearsal from the hall as a teaser, and from this...
Macedonia (FYR) after lunch…
We're back after a hearty lunch of cheese, and sausage rolls ...
Jana entertains us on stage but to me it just doesn't work. She...
Lithuania have a witch on stage …
... it's the only possible explanation for this song methinks. Rumour has it that she would not have her photo taken with an Irish...
Who’s going through? I’ll only pick 10 tonight…
Made it to the press centre! Who do I think will make it? I think it's really difficult to call tonight, if anyone gets...