Iceland’s sweet saccharin sugar rush
Ari - from your real land of icebergs - next up and he’s joined by five backing singers and no piano or instruments, despite...
Macedonian mess and Croatian class
Macedonia
Macedonia (FYR) up now but we only get one showing in the press centre due to the feed not being ready, but one was...
The Humans’ masquerade moment
Ooh my second favourite of the year now and The Humans and Romania, yes I know I’m weird! I absolutely love the soft rock...
Malta and their open heart surgery
Malta have found their way around the lack of LED screens in Portugal by bringing their own, and what a difference it's made. There...
Eestima … there is something amiss here
... and I don't know what it is. The Estonian entry has all of the ingredients of a great song. They also have a dress...
And mercifully, La France is our last
Et enfin, la France. Thankfully, this is a simple presentation, no attempts to over complicate it. The pair are on stage in black outfits,...
A night with a legend
Bom dia, OnEuropeans! Tudo bem? Well, there I as bemoaning my lack of party invites and I only go and get to one of...
The Czech Republic of Trumpet
Mikolas up next on a plinth centre stage, accompanied by two backing dancers either side on mini platforms that illuminate aqua marine. He’s in...
Saara and her wheel of misfortune
Ooh Lady Saara of Altoo now and, as expected, she’s has a big prop erection onstage consisting of a wheel of fortune at the...
Denmark – no need to even rehearse this
Denmark. It’s exactly the same as in the Danish final. That’s it. I’m off to stalk Mladen from Serbia at his press conference...
Monty x