Woman on chair with a guitar doing not a lot of...
Nick: An unusual staging here, no animations or backdrop at all, except for a set in near darkness with the musicians in silhouette behind...
It gets dark early in Finland
Phil: I understand now why this won the national final. It's archetypal Finnish ... dark and mysterious. We keep expecting it to build to...
Ireland – Ah go on, go on!
Phil: Mrs Doyle has changed her dress and any "artistic differences" with the crew have gone, and a daisy is now their background! Lovely,...
50s swing German style at Eurovision 2007
Nick: *bzzzzzt* *crackle* *pht* Well, we're sorry, we seem to be having some technical problems with my brain at the moment. Sound and vision...
Albania – he might look better than he sounds
OK, please bear with me ... I'm currently sitting in the official OnEurope office, listening to Albania in audio only. The best way to...
France – but not as we know it …
Nick: I've come to learn something in the days I've been in Helsinki, land of contrasts. There are 42 competing delegations here, and they...
Lithuanian screens
Now then, I feel qualified to comment on this one as I saw the Lithuanian national final. The gal herself is appearing on the...
Greece – or is it Grease?
Nick: So, this Maria ... would she by any chance be into superstition, black cats and voodoo dolls? Greece is the new itself, by...
Will this ever Finnish?
Nick: It's more or less as you expect from the home town entry - there's an enthusiastic crowd of locals to support a perfectly...
RTE serve up ‘Father Ted’ to Eurovision 2007
Nick: I'm feeling the love in spite of myself. This lot are dangerous.
They may squash the molehill, but they'll never touch the mole
They might...