Israel – Close but not close enough I think.
This is going to provide the up-tempo contrast to Belgium. Whereas that was all dark and brooding and very good, this is going to...
Eurovision 2021 Week 1 Day 1 Afternoon 1 – Nick’s View
Evening troops! It's all been satisfactorily unsatisfactory around here at the Cambridgeshire satellite press centre since lunchtime, my kickball team just about managed to...
Ireland – Having another go to get it right.
This is too busy and there are too many elements in this song to make it work properly. There are lots of nice ideas...
The Fanning Verdict Eurovision 2021: Germany
Jendrik Sigwart has already spawned hundreds of fan site reviews suggesting he perhaps ought to feel hate, and others where those watching the rehearsals...
Norway brings angelic bling
The sequencing of Cyprus’ Diablo into Norway’s Fallen Angel is smart thinking. But after that made-for-Eurovision performance can Tix still stand out?
In my Countdown...
Manizha: Eurovision lets people be themselves
Manizha is in Rotterdam to represent Russia at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest with ‘Russian Woman’, a song she wrote alongside Ori Avni and...
A Spanish surprise closes the day
And our first look at the 2021 entrants draws to a close with Spain. I like this, and I like Blas. More than that...
Ireland releases Maps – Has Lesley got an A-Z to the...
ICYMI RTE have snuck out "Maps", their entry sung by Lesley Roy this morning, Friday 26th February. It's below in case you've not seen...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2021 – Part 12 of 39 – Finland
If you can say anything with certainty in Eurovision circles, it’s that Finland will always *be* Finland. What do I mean by this? -...
Cyprus puts the devil in me
This is my favourite song this year. Yeah, yeah, all that Lady Gaga business – I know. That’s precisely why I love it so...