15 April – Laugh into the face of your destiny
We get heroes performing at our favourite TV show every year. But it's not every day that we get a People's Artist of their...
14 January – Shine into my darkness
Two birthdays for the price of one? You don't get that very often, so when it comes along it's worth posting. Even if these...
Monty’s last three – in one handy package!
Armenia is one I’ve really been looking forward to. I had no idea how they might stage this, especially the frenetic cranking up the...
Turkey – Human pyramids and all sorts
We are not to the having connection - but it's getting there - slowly!!
Sibel has been spamming us with her every move for the...
Ukrainian TV to appeal Eurovision fine
Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC plans to appeal against a fine imposed by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) following its handling of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest.
Following...
Oh … those Russians!
41 song reveals/selections later and Eurovision 2020 is under starters' orders. Yesterday evening, Russian TV released the song they submitted at Monday's delegation leaders...
Rehearsals, live in my own living room
With a good chunk of the team in place in Malmö it’s day one of rehearsals. The assembled press of Europe are crammed into...
Eurovision 2016 – Russia – Sergey’s song leaks out – Schlagertastic...
I've put the youtube video up - I do have an Mp3 if you'd like it let me know!!!
The uncomfortable truth?
Julia Samoylova now atop her green and blue tinged mountain trying not to break. Three backing vocalists in white to the right hand side...
Russia…. This, Children, is dangerous
It’s performed to within an inch of it’s life.. It’s cleansed of all emotion apart from the story that Russian TV want it to...