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Ok people – It is 2am here in Baku and I have just come out of the final dress rehearsal for Semi Final 1. This is the semi final that the Jury vote on. Jedward’s Performance I can say that Jedward gave their best performance of “Waterline” to date. […]
Our partners at Radio International met with our good friend Kurt Calleja at Malta who will sing “This is the night”. He talks about his song and the performance. What is very interesting to know is that at the Opening Party on Saturday, I met with Kurt and […]
As you know – EurovisionIreland.net is working in co-operation with our friends at Radio International. Recently JP, Lillian and Roger had the pleasure of interviewing one of the favourites of this years contest Loreen from Sweden. They get to talk about her performance, the choreography and costume designer. […]
Word on the grapevine Jedward will have their hair in the quiffs for the live show tomorrow night so that when they go into the water feature it will look more dramatic when they are covered in water They may also be changing their silver and gold costumes. […]
Overall Impressions The postcards are excellent. They show wonderful aspects of the Azerbaijani countryside. We didn’t get to see them all but they are very unique. The presenters are very good indeed. They are well rehearsed but do not feel stilted at all. I was impressed by their […]
The show has begun. Some wonderful shots of Baku at night. Aldar (winner last year) is presenting with 2 female hosts – local personalities. The same postcards accompany each performance – A sort of polo matche and then an outside view of The Crystal Hall. A quick Intro and […]
Official Opening Party Saturday night saw the Official Opening party of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was a spectacular event with amazing fireworks exploding over the Baku Sky Line on the Caspian Sea. Baku is a city full of wonderful architecture and is expanding at a colossal rate. […]
The UK is on stage now and Englebert Humperdinck is performing “Love Will Set You Free” The Vocals Well Englebert has some vocal issues at present was off-key in parts. But as I said before this is what rehearsals are for. This maybe a simple ballad but it […]
Spain – This was the goosebumps moment of the day so far. Pastora came onto the stage with such presence. The Song Singing the song “Quedate Conmingo” – this is a classic ballad of the Celine Dion and Whitney Houston mould. The range in Pastora’s voice is sensational. […]
Sabina put in an amazing performance of her song “When The Music Dies”. This was the huge surprise of the day as it has been a song that I had never rated but Sabina put in a sensational performance. He voice has the musical range that is more […]