Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 19 – Israel

Set Me Free by Eden Alene Eden Alene is a star. She’s a fantastic vocalist and a cracking performer, whose song I loved last year....
Michael Ben David

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 20 – Israel

Michael Ben David - I.M I've seen lads fucking under towpaths on Manchester's Canal Street and that was less gay than Michael Ben David's Israeli...

It comes to me once a year

The penultimate day of the year and, what do you know, we have no birthdays. Oh calamity I hear you cry. Fear not, we...

First up this morning – the HOME team

After the closed door 30-minute Moldovan extra rehearsal we had Israel. Kobi was still dressed like a waiter on stage, and I genuinely think that...
TV Camera

Live Blog – Second semi-final – dress rehearsal

We're back live this evenings after a day out and about - Chernobyl, since you ask. And it's our first chance to watch all...

Israel and Latvia together at last …

I was actually in the press centre before rehearsals started, but a technical issue with my internets took a few minutes to resolve (turn...

Navigating geopolitics in Eurovision 2024

For OnEurope (and many of the small but select group who hang out around these parts), The Eurovision Song Contest is celebrated both for...

A morning round up

So, my morning at Eurovision 2009. I won't even try to discuss everyone, just the three or four that had time to have any...

2 October – On a cloudy day

Now there's a lyric. It almost invites three dots after it, where you can fill in your own conclusion. On a cloudy day... you...

The vault is not an exact science

So, in conversations with Deller of this Parish we often say "let's put XXXX into the vault" - and usually you get to see...