Albanian vocal masterclass
Eugent, the g is hard, Bushpepa next from Albania and this boy for me has THE vocal of the contest, his voice soars effortlessly.
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Netherlands – Everyone’s got a little WTF in them?
Dear AVROTROS. Waylon had a perfectly serviceable song. He could have sung this on his own in faux cowboy gear and a stetson with...
Portuguese simplicity
It’s our first look at Portugal and the Big 5 now. The first ever Portuguese entry on home soil. How long we’ve waited for...
Israel have performed a miracle on that
The Israeli team has literally polished a turd. This really was substandard on Monday, and served to confirm all my conscious bias towards 'Toy'....
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...
Albania and NOT Iceland next
Iceland have been delayed by a car crash they have not been involved in (Ironic, given on stage they will be involved in one...
All kinds of ridiculous but still love it
So, the crazy second semi final draws to a close with one of my favourite songs 'Under The Ladder' and Melovin. It’s all kind...
Serbian striding and strutting
Hhm. Serbia’s not great. Musically this has plenty to stand out, but visually they’re making a bit of a fist of it. There’s some...
Moldovan Magic
After all the darkness of Russia, we have a Moldovan tonic now with the assistance of Russia of course! Do-Re-Dos (who sound like a...
Belgium dark but no dark horse!
SuRie’s bezzie mate Sennek up next for Belgium and the opening shot is probably not working as well as it did on paper. It’s...