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Estonia – There just seems to be something missing

Uku is probably going to be, at least in part, what Europe needs to see after the opulent excesses of Senhit immediately beforehand.  The...
Destiny, Malta, Backstage, Rotterdam Ahoy, 9 May 2021

The Fanning Verdict: Eurovision 2021 Day Two

Today should be easy like Sunday morning, but in Eurovisionland, there's much going on. A bigger day for us with many of the big-hitters...

Malta – Is this what they want? It’s not what...

There are a couple of unspoken rules in Eurovisionia.  The first one is "never write about a first rehearsal run through" - well they...

Malta – is winning Eurovision Destiny’s fate?

So we close today with the big favourite from the tiny nation – Malta. Is winning Eurovision to be Destiny’s fate? The answer could...

9 May – Come on and hold it, hell bent for...

In our favourite TV show, it's easy to be winners one day, tail-enders the next. Hero to zero, or vice versa. It's all good...

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...

Azerbaijan – I think they need to get the renovators in…

The second the feed clunked into life on my left hand screen here at OnEurope house you know this could be nothing other than...

Israel – making the most of what she has to work...

Time for Israel. I love Eden as an artist. Will she get the whistle notes? And has she learned to like the song any...

Israel – Garden of Eden?

Well, if everyone else this morning needed to get the high notes right after a warm up, Eden certainly didn't need one. This song,...

Belgium – it’s a mood

Right, time for Belgium. Again, an intriguing prospect for the staging. Having seen a live performance, I think it needs something more than just...