Rehearsals, live in my own living room
With a good chunk of the team in place in Malmö it’s day one of rehearsals. The assembled press of Europe are crammed into...
Netherlands, The – The cheap version of Ovi and thing….
It's Paula and Ovi on the cheap!! - Instead of having pianos and fire they have.... guitars and no seats!! - Again, recession bites...
Netherlands and Finland
See- you get 2 for the price of one with this blog - what more could you possibly ask for.
Firstly, apologies to Armenia -...
Shang-a-lang! Ding Dong!!!
There are many who scoff when I say that the Netherlands entry is going to do well. Catherine hates it so much she was...
Netherlands: Deep in the darkness
I suppose I wanted to love this more than I did. The power of expectation weighed heavy today and I came away feeling I...
3 February – The pain is gone
It's always hoped that a good song, a popular song, will score well. Especially if it's well-performed by a seasoned singer who can turn...
Jeangu Macrooy to defend Dutch Eurovision crown
2020 Eurovision host nation, the Netherlands, named Jeangu Macrooy as their Rotterdam representative.
AVROTROS MD Eric van Stade talking of both singer and (as yet...
So good it’s bad … or just really bad?
Nick: Oh man. It's brilliant and it's hideous. It's perfect and it's unwatchable. It's the creepiest sight I've seen anywhere near Eurovisionia since Laka...
Dutch courage keeps it in the family
The Dutch have been having a fairly good time of it at Eurovision in recent years - with the exception of Trijntje. After many...
Dutch boob(s)
Enormous cheers from the press centre when it was revealed Trinitje has changed her frock!
She’s still showing an ample amount of cleavage mind, but...