Azeri kitchen sinks
I don't rightly know where to start with this, though one phrase could describe all of this without looking
"Typical Azeri Eurovision."
It's everything you could...
LIVE BLOG – Semi Final 1 – Press rehearsal
Join us live here from 22:00 local time (8pm, UK/Portugal - 9pm Western Europe) to hear what we make of the Jury rehearsal of the...
Azerbaijan – like a lacklustre audition for an erotic revue
“Let’s go!” cries Efendi, right at the point when her Mata Hari is supposed to bang. She barely even manages to rally herself and...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 5/37 – Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan used to be known as the country that would pay the Swedes to get decent results and, indeed, their only win in this...
Rosé’s Russia and does Azerbaijan (my favourite) scrub up?
Russia
Well well well... Many songs are a disappointment when they transfer to the Eurovision stage but I was pleasantly surprised by this watching in...
What does the web predict for tonight’s semi-final?
Tonight, Eurovision Song Contest fans get to settle down with the first slice of the 2018 competition. Nineteen songs will compete for ten Grand...
17 April – Mesmerising
It was in 2020 when things changed. That contest we were all looking forward to in Rotterdam was almost upon us, and then it...
8 July – We can’t afford to miss this
You know how some countries that you write off when you first hear their song. And then they hit the big stage and you...
Azerbaijan – pitching och tuning
We’ve had a lunch break: I brought a halloumi and meze wrap with me today. I know how you like to keep up with...
Singing in the rain
What does one say about an Azeri entry at Eurovision? They're never quite content to just sing but instead like presenting their songs.
So it...