Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 6 – Azerbaijan
Despite being wonderfully grumpy on here over the years and in life in general, I do love the contest. It’s a showcase of songwriting...
Some good reasons not to make a ‘lyric video’
Lyric videos rose to prominence in the 2010s, even though George Michael and Prince had already toyed with the concept in the 1980s and early 1990s...
Aisel scores a place at Eurovision
The 2018 Eurovision Song Contest is still well over 4000 hours away, but already Azerbaijan have named their singer. 'Sultry' voiced Aisel Mammadova will perform for...
LIVE Blog: Eurovision 2017 – First semi final
Tonight at 21:00 CEST/20:00 UK/Portugal, contestants from 18 countries will compete for ten spots in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final. You can...
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...
LIVE BLOG – Semi Final 1 – First dress rehearsal
Join us live here from 16:00 local time (2pm, UK/Portugal - 3pm Western Europe) to hear what we make of the first dress rehearsal...
Azeri horse head in all its live glory, you say?
First up, here's some video live from the hall through the magic of Facebook.
She's still shouting at me on screen and that's a problem...
Azerbaijan – My lovely horse
Dihaj is first up after a short break - and if you've been following the bookies, this song was fancied to turn in a...
The Seven Strangest Eurovision Venues Of All Time
So you might think that Ukraine’s chosen venue for staging this year’s contest is a little unusual. Indeed, to the untrained eye, a convention...
Eurovision Countdown 2017 – Part 2
We're still here - unlike the Russians if you believe what you read everywhere. OnEurope's pundits continue to delight with ill-informed ramblings about the songs competing...