Switzerland continue the tradition of being the first country to select their entry for Eurovision. Is this in the hope that people will know the song by the time the contest comes along 5 months later? As in recent years too the land locked country has had several selection heats which include the […]
Winning Eurovision is not a guarentee that you will have international success after the contest. However the past winners seem to be bucking this trend with Alexander Rybak and Lena still selling records across Europe. However life after Eurovision 2012 in Baku seems to have paid off BIG […]
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. […]
(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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Nina Zille is on stage as I write and I can say that the pre contest buzz around her is TOTALLY justified. She has just brought the house down with her rendition of L’amore e femmina (Out of Love). Vocally – flawless and effortless on every single run […]
Oh Georgia – I thought Liberace had died some time ago but Georgia have reserected him for their Eurovision performance. Starting the song dressed as a monk he then derobes to expose his camp black glittery suit. Joined by 5 singers/dancers who look like they have just stepped […]