San Marino – More like it, but less would be more.
I'm going to keep this picture because it helps illustrate what I am going to say. I'm going to take a punt that Mr...
LIVE BLOG: Semi final 1 – Final Dress Rehearsal
I'm in the virtual press centre watching live and letting you know what (if anything) changes and how the acts are pulling their performances...
Latvia – Flash… ahhhhaaaaa – Saviour of the Universe?
Well, my first impression of this is that it is less of a “hot mess” than I expected and, in fact, I’m slightly let...
Ukraine: Effective staging takes things up a notch
Tipped for victory and with everyone insisting pity points will rain down. I'll be the first to admit I scored this a huge fat...
A Spanish surprise closes the day
And our first look at the 2021 entrants draws to a close with Spain. I like this, and I like Blas. More than that...
Greece – headless hoodies and dancing pants
Greece is the last rehearsal before we break for lunch. Much has been rumoured about what they’ll do on stage. Here’s our chance to...
Eurovision 2021 Week 1 Day 1 Afternoon 1 – Nick’s View
Evening troops! It's all been satisfactorily unsatisfactory around here at the Cambridgeshire satellite press centre since lunchtime, my kickball team just about managed to...
Austria – This literally IS what we wanted
I saw both run throughs, thankfully because I was having a problem technique - basically my whole system crashed - thankfully I am an...
Romania – it’s all very casual for a battle in your...
Romania is up next. Roxen is dressed very casually – is this her stage outfit? Artists are instructed to wear them, but this is...
Belgium – Hoover-tastic!
And here.... lurking beneath the undergrowth.... we have found it. Yes, here in Eurovisionia (Belgium) we have got the lesser spotted backing singer -...