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Russia and Denmark in one handy sandwich

Well…. Russia was very very professional and is the winner of this semi final, and that's good (I think). Despite all of the protests that...
Backstage at Eurovision 2021

The Fanning Verdict: Day One at Eurovision 2021

I'll be here throughout rehearsals to tell you what I thought of what was going on and gathering up the official clips in one...

The 43 Worst Lyric Lines At Eurovision 2017

OK, so we're used to there being a few cases of lumpy language and dubious translations every year at Eurovision, but this year the denizens...

The best of the rest …

OK, so there are other songs, and they've all been pretty good today, actually. Russia looks like a real contender. He's confident without being too...

19 January – Somewhere between your face And your perfect shape

Our friends in Russia have only had one win, but we know they are after a second. They use the most capable writers, and...

Changing faces for Russia

So it appears that Anastasia Prikhodko turns into her mother in the background shots ... who'd have thunk it!! I liked this song the...

Croatia… It’s all a bunch of meh!

Croatia has just served up our first Trintje moment with a horrific outfit. It’s huge with enormous stiffened sleeves in silver with black prints...

EBU throws down Eurovision gauntlet

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has insisted that 43 countries be allowed to take part in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest. After more than a...

14 February – Far away, like the man in the moon,...

One thing that can sometimes help your song along is a great bit of choreography. Some songs are crying out for it, where obviously...

Austria to Russia, lunch and inside the arena

I've been thrown by an early lunch break. I was waiting for Croatia to post it with Austria only to find they were having...