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 […]
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. […]