Estonia – the good and the bad, but he ain’t ugly
As predicted by Stefen himself in his presser sometime earlier in the week, he has indeed changed his outfit to the beige one… I...
Cyprus – That’s entertainment!
Tamta still whipped off her bodice to reveal her sparkly Spanx at about the two-minute mark and she looked even more like Madonna (who...
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...
Finland – Semi Final 2 might wake me up
Well after the downbeat ending to the first semi-final, we now move, almost seamlessly, to the second.
The Rasmus is surely the tonic I need...
Delicious Icelandic darkness
A big set-up for Greta and only two runs through. It’s not hugely changed from the Icelandic final: the start seems darker with a longer...
Final day of rehearsals!
Ok, so we’re off with the final day of press rehearsals, and it’s the hosts and the Big 5: we’ve seen these now so...
Azerbaijan – Chingiz CAN
Chingiz can certainly do no wrong as far as I’m concerned (and lots of people in the Press Centre … and even the non-gays!)
This...
Liveblog – Eurovision Semi Final One Jury Rehearsal
This afternoon’s rehearsal as seen from the press centre!!!
A sublime opening with the graphic of the Building Bridges logo being formed from lighted shots...
Israel’s sparkling star
Israel is up now. I have to say that along with Bulgaria this is my favourite entry this year. What are they going to...
Czech Republic – standing strong
Czech Republic up first. Too late in the day to change to the new name Czechia. Gabriela is alone on stage in a long...