No, baby no!
My my my, San Marino courtesy of Malta, Germany via Bratislava give the ‘what the actual fuck’ moment this year and certainly will have...
Croatia – qualification hopes may not be so crazy after all
After the delay to us seeing Macedonia, and their lack of pizzazz, Croatia dazzles from the first go. Franka is first framed in close...
Slovenia: desperate times call for desperate measures
Slovenia should work better. It has some of the elements of a much better, more cotemporary song. She sings and performs it very well....
Montengro: serving turquoise bubble-wrap realness
You wouldn’t think you could bugger up a solid, Balkan ballad but Montenegro are doing their best to. Vanje is wearing the oddest jacket;...
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...
Cyprus – big in the hall but the stage is swallowed...
I went over to the arena to watch the first go of Cyprus. I’m a little underwhelmed, if I’m honest. We’re only allowed in...
Eurovision 2018 – Day seven – highlights and low points
Today was the last 'big day' of rehearsals - tomorrow it's a half day with the Big Five and Portugal. In a week's time,...
Taking the Hacksaw to Eurovision Semi 2
Now that we've seen all of the songs in the Eurovision semi-final shows here in Lisbon, we asked our occasional contributor-at-large Roy D Hacksaw to give...
Italy – Fundamental mistake ahoy
The Italian delegation has committed one of the major cardinal sins of Eurovision staging. They have made "projections" of words a part of the...
Portugal: Home and dry
With just a few rehearsals to get through today, it's a shorter stint for Monty and Rose, who will be your guides. They're en...