For I have returned and the world will be sorry… mwah...
Yes the wilderness is over and I'm even tempted to return to the contest itself next year as the finances are looking less ropey....
Latvia – the queen of, well, maybe the gloaming
Samanta Tina has arrived. She’s already been seen strutting up and down outside the Ahoy arena. What kind of glorious nonsense is she going...
Supernova Semi Final – Ten to follow for the final.
If Latvia's recent Eurovision record is anything to go by then a seventeen song semi final in prime time seems just a touch much...
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...
Markus Riva failed to qualify in Latvia – so who did?
Yes, it comes to something when the major news from the Supernova second semi final is that Riga Beaver, the panto beaver that fills...
Baku Eve… Bag still not packed!
Evening all.. So I'm still here attempting to pack the wheelie.. It will take about 15mins once I get going, it's just the getting...
Latvia, San Marino and Macedonia, our first triptych of the day
And we're off! Or Here We Go as they say in Latvian. We just managed to catch the final run through of PeR still...
31 March – Pa-ra-ra-pa pa-ra-ra-pa pa-rade
For some, taking part in our favourite TV show becomes all-consuming. They try, and try, and try to win that golden ticket to a...
Has Supernova given Latvia a chance of qualifying?
Latvia are hoping that their altered national final, Supernova, gives them a shot at getting through to the Saturday night for the first time...
Latvia First Rehearsal (out of order remember…)
Well it came and didn't exactly conquer. The singers are OK, but the "F" in FLY seemed to have totally "f"ed the performance more...