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Friday, October 3, 2025
ONEUROPE: Eurovision Song Contest news

Russian here and Russian there … just a few thoughts and...

Now, I’ve been intently listening to the interwebs who, as we all know can’t be wrong, and I’m just a little bit annoyed. This...

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!!!

How is Sochi in May?

Ну. как я уже сказал, мы  будем в Сочи в следующем году. Or will we? This is undoubtedly good, and undoubtedly polished, and it looks...

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...

Russian to put a bet on this…

If you can get good odds on this have a flutter. I think it’s safe to say the biggest ballad of the year (although not...

Russia and cognitive dissonance

So I set my ground rules years ago. You’ve got to ignore the country name, I said. You’ve got to just judge the song...

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...

Rosé’s Russia and does Azerbaijan (my favourite) scrub up?

Russia Well well well... Many songs are a disappointment when they transfer to the Eurovision stage but I was pleasantly surprised by this watching in...

Russia’s not actually that bad…

We stayed in the hall for this. I'd read the early reports from the first rehearsal and I wasn't expecting very much but it's...

For I have returned and the world will be sorry… mwah...

Yes the wilderness is over and I'm even tempted to return to the contest itself next year as the finances are looking less ropey....