Eurovision 2013 (P)Review – Part 9 – Latvia & San Marino

Here we go with semi 2, it’s part 9 of the run through of this year’s contestants! Will they be beautiful butterflies, or rather moths that have to hide away in the dark? First of all, a bit of framework for the judging – I’ll be looking at the song, the vocal performance and theContinue reading “Eurovision 2013 (P)Review – Part 9 – Latvia & San Marino”

Eurovision 2013 (P)Review – part 8 – Belgium & Serbia + wrap-up semi 1

Love kills and is everywhere, here’s part 8 of the run through of this year’s contestants! Will they be beautiful butterflies, or rather moths that have to hide away in the dark? We’ll know the answer for semi 1 at the end of this post! First of all, a bit of framework for the judgingContinue reading “Eurovision 2013 (P)Review – part 8 – Belgium & Serbia + wrap-up semi 1”

Eurovision 2013 (P)Review – part 7 – Ireland & Cyprus

Only Eurovision survives, and here’s part 7 of the run through of this year’s contestants! Will they be beautiful butterflies, or rather moths that have to hide away in the dark? First of all, a bit of framework for the judging – I’ll be looking at the song, the vocal performance and the stage presentationContinue reading “Eurovision 2013 (P)Review – part 7 – Ireland & Cyprus”

Eurovision 2013 (P)Review – part 6 – Belarus & Moldova

Turn the music up it’s gonna get hot, here’s part 6 of the run through of this year’s contestants! Will they be beautiful butterflies, or rather moths that have to hide away in the dark? First of all, a bit of framework for the judging – I’ll be looking at the song, the vocal performanceContinue reading “Eurovision 2013 (P)Review – part 6 – Belarus & Moldova”

Eurovision 2013 (P)Review – Part 5 – Montenegro & Lithuania

If you don’t know (or didn’t know), here’s part 5 of the run through of this year’s contestants! Will they be beautiful butterflies, or rather moths that have to hide away in the dark? First of all, a bit of framework for the judging – I’ll be looking at the song, the vocal performance andContinue reading “Eurovision 2013 (P)Review – Part 5 – Montenegro & Lithuania”

Eurovision 2013 (P)Review – Part 4 – Ukraine & Netherlands

Reviews falling down the rooftops, here’s part 4 of the run through of this year’s contestants! Will they be beautiful butterflies, or rather moths that have to hide away in the dark? First of all, a bit of framework for the judging – I’ll be looking at the song, the vocal performance and the stageContinue reading “Eurovision 2013 (P)Review – Part 4 – Ukraine & Netherlands”

Eurovision 2013 (P)Review – Part 3 – Denmark & Russia

We’re moving fast and don’t look back, here’s part 3 of the run through of this year’s contestants! Will they be beautiful butterflies, or rather moths that have to hide away in the dark? First of all, a bit of framework for the judging – I’ll be looking at the song, the vocal performance andContinue reading “Eurovision 2013 (P)Review – Part 3 – Denmark & Russia”

Eurovision 2013 (P)Review – Part 2 – Slovenia & Croatia

Following yesterday’s premiere, here’s part 2 of the run through of this year’s contestants! Will they be beautiful butterflies, or rather moths that have to hide away in the dark? First of all, a bit of framework for the judging – I’ll be looking at the song, the vocal performance and the stage presentation (orContinue reading “Eurovision 2013 (P)Review – Part 2 – Slovenia & Croatia”

Eurovision 2013 (P)Review – Part 1 – Austria & Estonia

The Easter Bunny has made his rounds and apart from the chocolate I stuffed my face with (my running shoes will become my best friends once more) he also remembered to drop a song for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in each (participating) country’s basket. SVT and EBU assisted by unleashing the running order forContinue reading “Eurovision 2013 (P)Review – Part 1 – Austria & Estonia”

Melodifestivalen 2013 – The Final – Some afterthoughts

It happens every year. Fans dive into the new season with freshly brewed courage…and the more songs are revealed, the longer the virtual faces online. Same story this year, and there’s no better place for the virtual cry baby than Melodifestivalen. The most popular national final looks to be suffering from its own success. OrContinue reading “Melodifestivalen 2013 – The Final – Some afterthoughts”