Georgia: Britpop is back
I liked this song from the get-go, even if it is a tad repetitive, and a touch one-note. Today, though, the performance exposed all...
Georgia – underwhelmed
The preview video to this song is the visual equivalent of having a sniff of the barmaid’s apron, as it were, in that it...
Azerbaijan – His heart might not go on any longer than...
This has all the right elements for a good song – and yet in spite of that, seems to have something missing for me...
Israel: Nice performance, shame about the song
Eurovision is seen by some (in particular the UK popular press) as a bit of camp nonsense. It's an image organisers embrace on one...
Israel – If you are easily offended, look away now
If you’ve stayed and chosen to read this post then carry on. Don’t say you haven’t been warned.
I despise this song. I don’t despise...
Finland – Semi Final 2 might wake me up
Well after the downbeat ending to the first semi-final, we now move, almost seamlessly, to the second.
The Rasmus is surely the tonic I need...
Armenia: Up there with the best
Having seen lots of shots of Rosa Linn's badly wallpapered bedroom, I was looking forward to seeing it in action today.
The performance starts small...
Armenia – Style over substance?
My first thought when the postcard ended was “Fucking hell – how many people wrote this song?” My second thought was “Why is she...
Iceland – knock on wood?
Iceland started with a false dawn here in the satellite press centre. They showed about 12 seconds of the girls singing and then moving...
Albania – Better late than never…. maybe?
Last shall be first and first shall be last - or something like that. So here we have Albania, held over from the first...