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 […]
Turkey took to the stage just now looking like they had raided the blankets of an Army Surplus Store. Grey blankets are worn as capes by the dancers and Bonomo is wearing his trade mark long grey cardigan. It all looked very dull today which I was disappointed […]
Yesterday we had the pleasure of meeting Zeljko from Serbia who is on of the top Eurovision Predictions for a potential win this year. He was extremely charming and let us into how he is coping with managing his nerves at this years contest (Video Courtesy of Radio […]
The Second Half of the rehearsals have taken place and we have some great performances Serbia – Well this is a song that I have been struggling to understand and appreciate but this afternoon I managed to get some feeling for the song. Vocally this song is very […]
Yes Jedward took to the stage today and the media attention that gathered to meet them at their Press Conference was IMMENSE! JEDWARD Dress Rehearsal (Video courtesy of ESCDaily) Firstly let’s talk about the dress rehearsal – as that is the important thing. Song – Vocally it was […]
(Photo Courtesy of Elke Roels (EBU)) Russia Babushkas as charming and likable as ever. Lots of emphasis on the smaller of the Grannies on the screen and you just want to pick her up and put her in your pocket. The set is the same as before and […]
(Video courtesy of Eurovision.tv) Yesterday was a busy day here in Baku with the first 12 acts in Semi Final 1 taking to the stage again for their second dress rehearsal. There were a few surprises here and not all of them good so let’s start with the […]
Eurovision Ireland – On the Town with Eurovision Artists at Euroclub Eurovision maybe long days of rehearsals, interviews and press conferences but at night it is a chance to let your hair down – well in my folicly challenged way it is more suited to say that I […]