Bosnia worries me…
Phil: Now you'll know from previous years at this contest that I don't understand Balkan ballads and I particularly don't understand why they come...
Russia – now this is more like it.
The main change here is that the backing singers have changed out of their casual clothes and are now dressed in gold tracksuits or...
Albania and Romania Power
I know I’m supposed to do one post per rehearsal, but I’m running late and I’ve wanted to do that pun for like 12...
Romania sticks two fingers up at Eurovision
Every now and then, Eurovision throws up musical gems that chime with wider trends. It launches careers.
And then there are the songs and performances...
Belarus in the buff
IVAN has appeared backstage in a long black cloak looking like he’s wearing nothing underneath. Is he going to be naked after all? Cut...
A beautiful mess for Eurovision
Last year, Poli Genova gave Bulgaria their best ever result at Eurovision. The pressure was on. This morning, Bulgarian national broadcaster BNT revealed that...
I Might love Belarus
But my ears don't after this rehearsal - It was all going so well till the last 60 seconds where they started to miss...
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...
A Dal – From deep in the bowels of hell
As Roy D Hacksaw would say, death to juries, as they nearly didn't get the winner through to the superfinal, where the public voted...
Roxen- ‘I have found 2021 Eurovision song’
Roxen - who will sing for Romania at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in May, has posted online to announce she's picked her song.
She...