LIVE BLOG – Eurovision 2019 – First semi-final
I stocked up on cheese balls, pickled onions and creme de menthe, aiming to be the one nobody wanted to kiss come midnight.
Before I...
The BBC Speaks – and OnEurope listens – but will Europe
This morning I had the following drop into my inbox from the British Broadcasting Corporation (*dofs cap*) - Seems changes are afoot in the...
Quietly does it – the songs in the running for Montenegro
if your national final line-up is mostly filler stuffed around one fairly obvious winner, when's best to show your hand? How's about on a...
S!sters to sing German Lied für Israel
Laurita Kästel and Carlotta Truman are to sing for Germany at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. Together they're known as S!sters. Their song is...
Luca debuts ‘She got me’ as Swiss Eurovision song
It's an open secret that Luca Hänni has landed the unenviable task of turning around Swiss fortunes at Eurovision. Today we got to hear...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 3 – Australia
Now in their fifth year of entry, Australia has an unblemished qualification record - although Jessica Mauboy fell far short of expectation last year...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Poland
I like the concept behind Tulia. I've admired (though not enjoyed) some of the videos I watched of their songs. 'Fire of love' is...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 20 – Ireland
There’s an argument that Ireland has lost their former spark, from the time in the 90s where they could barely put a foot wrong...
Czech Republic – Cor Blimey Mary Poppins!
Things improved in Tel Aviv. Those in charge plumbed sound into the Press Centre, just in time for the Czech Republic.
Yes, I know that...
Sweden – Too late for losing?
So, for reasons known only to the Eurovision firmament (and possibly Christer Bjorkman), the Swedes have once again secured almost the same staging used...