United Kingdom – James and the giant, erm, trumpets!
United Kingdom. My home entry. After 14 months of waiting what can James Newman bring to the Eurovision stage?
Erm, enormous great trumpets apparently. I...
France – French and intense
Waiting for France, and I’ve just remembered it’s 5 o’clock somewhere, and it’s 5 o’clock here, so I’ve cracked open een biertje. Proost!
I’ve still...
France – Allez! – More please!
Well there is a massive delay here before anything gets shown on the screen - as at 17.19 she is quite late in starting...
The Netherlands – majestic power and beauty
I am so curious to see The Netherlands. Jeangu’s video has a majestic quality and I love the themes he has brought to his...
Germany – Jendrik and his silver banjolele
Well, Germany is busy! There was no way Jendrik was not going to bring a madness to the stage, and here we have him,...
Germany – from the sublime … to the ridiculous
By any standards what I have just seen causes astonishment alright. Mostly to my brain. That people actually think this is anything other than...
Italy’s noisy, chaotic glory
Finally! It’s our first look at the six automatic finalists. The order this afternoon is Italy, Germany, Netherlands, France, UK then Spain. Any press...
Italy – Well now that, my children, is more like it.
There comes a time when you have to stand and applaud an entry for being authentic and just plain brilliant.
Step forward Måneskin who, despite...
Negative PCR test confirmed for Go_A singer
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE
"After feeling unwell on Wednesday morning (12 May), the lead singer of Ukraine's band Go_A, Kateryna Pavlenko, had a PCR test for...
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...