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ONEUROPE: Eurovision Song Contest news

France Deux….. Moar please

Oh..My…Giddy…Aunt… For a broadcaster that went away in a huff many many years ago are back after a strong of bad results. Lisa still looks...

France in “Absolutely Superbly Staged” shocker

I’m genuinely in awe of this, actually. Such a simple and effective staging! For most of the song, Lisa is alone on stage, with...

Four points of view on Germany

Phil: I didn’t see enough Germany to comment I was getting sustenance in the form of an overly priced Ham and Cheese Kornspitz and a...

Austria – Making our minds up

Phil: Austria – Making a mess **MESS** **MESS** **MESS** See, ORF Circa 1982 knew what to do here…. The brief from ORF 2015 is clearly “Dear Makemakes, ...

Italy – Taking flight

Nick: Italy in a bucket. “Can we have ‘Rome’ please, in blues and golds?” “What do you mean, ‘Rome’?” “Oh, you know. Rome! Google Image it, you’ll...

Cyprus, Slovenia and an early Poland to close

I didn’t really see Cyprus, sorry. I’m not doing that well this afternoon, it’s been a long day. And I have been moonlighting for...

The home straight

John for Cyprus is performing very well indeed and congratulations to the Cypriot delegation. This is staged so simply and beautifully matches the mood....

A couple of things Cyprus should have done

Or not done, really. It looks a fair bit better than it did first time round. I think colour came in at the start...

I have a minor problem with Azerbaijan

I was watching Elnur’s breakdancing pirouetting werewolves, then suddenly remembered Du Er Fuld Af Logn from ESC 1986 and it’s a brute of an...

Latvia & Azerbaijan – is it time for a break yet?...

Latvia – I didn’t see much of it as I was having some lunch: big ravioli with cheese and a butetr sauce. Delicious. About...