Hungary by candlelight
Hungary was very strong indeed. Its not going to win any staging originality awards, lots of - eeerm - Candles on stage which is...
Bulgaria – beware the vocoder
Bulgaria is the "Could Actually Survive In The Real World" entry this year. They're still not remotely bothered about the photosensitive, but it's got...
Hoisting the Flag (For You)
Well, it's a busy old morning in Eurovisionia. I saw just the one run through of Czech Republic, and it was interesting. A huge...
Some Czech Republic and some Belarus
We rushed in, just so we can say we were here for the Czech Republic but I suspect we did not miss a great...
Turkey – guitars and drums and stuff
Well, this is interesting. It turns out that when you're in a right royal Iceland-induced eurostrop, this looks and sounds absolutely ace. I mean,...
Well if Russia ‘have bought’ this contest …
Phil: They need to have kept the receipt in case they're after a refund in a few days time. It is a total, utter...
Romania’s 26587777th rehearsal
Phil: I just watched this and got the phrase "meh" come across my lips..
There is nothing wrong with it per se, however my...
It was the washing line and the brides what won it
The winner of the first semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. By MILES. Seriously, they're going to absolutely ace this now. Visually it's...
Andorra Syndrome sets in
Oh, this is very very wrong. It usually takes longer than this for Andorra Syndrome to set in. Gisela's had her hair done by...
Moldova – wake me up when something happens
Nick: Not sure about this one. Either it's grown on me, or it's the sort of song that only works if you've been watching...