Hasta la vista
This could be a shame. There used to be a narrative in this staging. Daniel sings, and brings all the little things that he...
Only joshing
Oh dear. It's your accidental last place, only deliberate. Remember that staging Ani Lorak did a couple of years ago? YES AND SO DOES...
Norway… Not suitable for diabetics
From the outset I thought that this song is nothing but an overblown copy of the Irish song, and the staging and the singing...
Spanish fly
Nick: Good song. Reasonable performances. Can't see any particular reason why it would win.
In more detail, Daniel's joined on stage by a cast of...
Slovenia – Experiment IV
We're all making assumptions about the juries this year. We're assuming that they'll be directed to vote highly for songs that could be an...
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...
Screechy Preachy
Nick: I nearly got up in time for Azerbaijan. Yay me! But not quite. I gather my team aren't feeling that one so much.
I'm...
The Swedes are through
Sweden is the last rehearsal today. I'm tired, so I'll keep things short. It will qualify.
Nick: Someone next to me just said "Right, are...
The Football Association Challenge Cup
... or Switzerland as I believe the country is really called. Same performance as on Tuesday with lots of Gold and a rather good...
Good morning Oslo – four rehearsals in one
The detractors among you will still notice that the Finns have done nothing significantly different from their national final performance, which is a good...