Ok People the day has arrived and can you imagine it but the Press Centre is EMPTY!! I think people will arrive in for the last dress rehearsal that begins at 5.30pm Azeri Time or 1.30 GMT. But last night we had the Jury Voting Semi Final. […]
NEWSFLASH It appears that in last nights semi final the Juries and the Televote only agreed on 6 countries and then 2 countries were put through due to the juries and 2 were put through due to the Public vote. It also is rumoured thatthere was a tie […]
Here we go people – The first dress rehearsal of the final. Fingers crossed that we have no technical difficulties. 2 minutes and counting!! Opening act – Scenes of the fireworks form the Opening Ceremony followed by Hip Hop dancers in neon outfits – some eben dancing through the […]
(Picture Courtesy of © Elke Roels (EBU) Second Semi Final Winners Press Conference – Part 2) Last night saw the final 10 songs qualify for tomorrows final and there were some shock results. the countries that made the final were Serbia – FYR Macedonia – Malta – Ukraine […]
Can’t get to Baku, Azerbaijan for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest? Want to watch the Eurovison with fellow fans ? Eurovision Douze Points Party at the Sugar Club I hear it’s sold out but here are the details: Hosted by Julian Mandrews, Each table represents a country in […]
We had the pleasure of witnessing the Interval Act for Semi Final 2 and it was amazing. We have a local Azeri band appear in traditional costume and instruments. They begin to play traditional music and then the Euro Magic happens. Then Dima Bilan took to the stage […]
After Jedward’s sensational performance last night and nail-biting qualification we can all take a quick breather. Here I am now blogging from the Second Semi final for you all – so here we go! Serbia This is a well crafted song and sung well. I have never been overly excited […]
As Jedward Qualifies for the Finals – the Irish Press is all abuzz Here’s a taster: The main broadsheet; The Irish Times, cover the Twins qualification in “Preparing for Eurovision no party for Jedward“ Karen Fricker in Baku writes: “Fans voting in the contest’s press centre rated Jedward […]
NEWSFLASH NEWSFLASH NEWSFLASH The draw has taken place for the final and Jedward have drawn number……23 This is an EXCELLENT result as they will be one of the last songs to perform just before the voting begins. I will again blog the full press conference tomorrow but the […]
OMJ – THAT WAS THE LONGEST WAIT OF MY LIFE Sitting in the second row from the front at the Crystal Hall in Baku was in one breath so exciting yet in another was TOTALLY nerve wrecking!! The excitement was electric as the hall was full to capacity […]