(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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]