Georgia – Yes, oh, yes
Where the actual fuck did this come from?
Now, it's not going win any contest any time soon, but Georgian Television has done a number...
Our first look inside the big hall
With the start of today's second run throughs we've been allowed access into the big hall here at the Tel Aviv Expo, and it's...
Italy – Nobody’s perfect
Mahmood enters the Contest as a fan favourite - and if rumour is to be believed, laid low by a dodgy cold.
The air in...
LIVE BLOG: Eurovision 2019 – Second semi-final
Were you ready for the second bunch of Eurovision 2019 hopefuls? Tonight we got 18 songs, and they scored the remaining ten grand final...
Latvia – Time gentlemen, please
Mr Phil, is busy elsewhere in Tel Aviv, so we've had a shout around and asked for opinions on the Latvian song - up...
Portugal – Still the ‘water cooler moment’
This was, possibly above Hatari, the 'water cooler moment' of this semi final.
Just like the Icelanders, Conan can sing any old bollocks (and does)...
Semi-final 1 – how we ranked and rated the songs
Long term readers will be aware that in days of yore, OnEuropean hacks chose to gather in brightly-lit all-you-can-eat buffet bars and ponder what...
Czech Republic – Cor Blimey Mary Poppins!
Things improved in Tel Aviv. Those in charge plumbed sound into the Press Centre, just in time for the Czech Republic.
Yes, I know that...
Albania – What was that?
Next Thursday, Albania follows Russia onto the stage. And if you thought Sergey went big on effects, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Unfortunately, the...
Romania and her vampires?
Romania doesn't seem to have changed a great deal from the rehearsal we saw a few days ago. It all seems very ethereal and...