This mornings rehearsals so far
It appears Belgium has taken its toll on us - so we are only just catching up with "stuff"
Iceland First - MEH is the...
A little bit o’ Bulgaria
I mostly like what I'm seeing here, but I have reservations. The costume change looks, to me, a bit tired and really adds no...
Over emoting to the climax of the day
I'm not doing as well today as I did yesterday, and I've also managed to miss Albania. It's probably one of the better ones...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 34 – ROMANIA
Goodbye by The Humans
It feels odd to say a song doesn’t have a competitive edge when it’s already the winner of one contest, but...
North Macedonian sentimentality – and a glimpse of Australia
So I missed Australia. I mean, obviously she’s not here, or rather there, but they did #OpenUp a ‘room’ in the virtual press centre...
Arresting start from Moldova
Semi one kicks off with Eduard from Ukraine via Moldova on a climbing frame plonked on the stage as a helipad with with butch/camp...
2 August – The most beautiful dream I know
Duets can often go one of two ways. Either the two protagonists have that invaluable chemistry that helps sell the song. Or they hate...
4 December – Nothing in the world that could stop me,...
Yesterday we had one of an esteemed of individuals who got no points. Today, we have the opposite. That's a contest winner to you...
29 October – I only knew that her name was Julie
The country that was Yugoslavia made 27 appearances in our favourite TV show. As we know, it's successor states have had varying fortunes since...
The Fanning Verdict – Eurovision 2021 – Russia
I’ve faltered on the Russian entry to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. On the one hand, I love Manizha and all she stands for....