The Fanning Verdict – Eurovision 2021 – Sweden
Trusse is still wearing old-lady red silk pyjamas with silver brocade elbow length gloves, and he’s still a powerful singer. The song is still...
Russia – now this is more like it.
The main change here is that the backing singers have changed out of their casual clothes and are now dressed in gold tracksuits or...
Estonia – a class dramatic act
Estonia gets the slot of doom in the second semi-final. It’s quite the contrast to what’s been before him, and I feel a little...
Same procedure as every year then, Phil?
(If you know the reference - you know!)
So as tradition dictates it's about this time on Day 0 of the Eurovision rehearsal "week" that...
They talk – but they don’t know about what
I'll do all of my usual round up posts to come and, as a special bonus, Shai has done us a review from inside...
2021 Eurovision supporting acts explained
It’s not just 39 songs that will come our way live from Rotterdam (or all points of the compass) in the middle of May....
Monty looks at Austria, Poland, Moldova, Iceland and Serbia
Here's the remaining five of today's second rehearsals.
Austria – first rehearsal report here
I didn’t see much of this I’m afraid, as I was in...
Czech Republic – Benny’s bouncy, but he could be bouncier
Ssh! It’s Benny for the Czech Republic. I fecking love this. I so want to be in Rotterdam basking in Benny’s infectious energy. I...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2021 – Part 15 of 39 – Germany
There is often one song in the Eurovision Song Contest that is so repugnant and vile performed by a singer in need of repeated...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2021 – Part 7 of 39 – Croatia
The Croatian song starts a run of three days with songs that I actually like which (spoiler alert) stop with that shit from Denmark...