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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
France brings the Circus to town for their performance and there is no easy way to say this but it was a mess. The French have taken a great song and killed it with a stage performance that frantic. Anggun sings the song Echo (You and I) and […]
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 […]
After the break we have just had Roman Lob singing “Standing Still” for Germany. This is a Cold Play song and I have always thought that the media speculation surrounding the entry was overrated. To be honest I still think the same. Roman sings his song well and […]