All of a sudden semi 1 of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest was upon us yesterday – how exciting! Having followed a couple of bloggers who are friendly enough to share their impressions from the press centre up there in Malmö I was really curious to find out how things would turn out to beContinue reading “Eurovision 2013 – Semi 1 – Some afterthoughts”
Category Archives: Eurovision Song Contest Reviews
Eurovision Review – 2012: Simply Euphoric
One week after the Big event I think I’m about ready to have my opinion written in stone – well, put in writing anyway. I started this blog little over a year ago which means this is the first review I publish right after the Contest took place and I have to say I’ve seenContinue reading “Eurovision Review – 2012: Simply Euphoric”
ESC 2012 Semi 2 – Some afterthoughts
Having had a good run on predicting Semi 1 it was already quite clear before the start Semi 2 would be a much harder nut to crack. Not only was the field far more diverse but there’s always… The Dimi Curse. Ah, karma!
Eurovision 2012 Semi 1 – Some afterthoughts
Finally it’s here: Eurovision week! We’ve just survived semi 1 and of course I’ve got a couple of things to say – so let’s get cracking!
Eurovision Review – 2011: Deutsche Gründlichkeit
Back to one of the Big 4 then – soon to be Big 5 by the look of things as Italy has manoeuvered itself back into the game by taking advantage of the ‘free spot’ in the final. Some clever negotiations over at EBU headquarters I suspect but I hardly think anyone minds as TheContinue reading “Eurovision Review – 2011: Deutsche Gründlichkeit”
Eurovision Review – 2010: Lav, oh lav!
From Moscow to Oslo then and with Norway’s solid financial resources it promised to be another overwhelming and impressive show. They were quite on target the last time round so surely they’d hit the nail on the head again. And with a fresh little popsong like ‘Fairytale’ winning things looked bright for Lady Eurovision onContinue reading “Eurovision Review – 2010: Lav, oh lav!”
Eurovision Review – 2009: In your face
It was always to be expected that Europe’s largest nation would make sure that their edition of the Contest would be an affair to remember. Little did we know which rabbits the Russians would have magically appear out of their hat. And how multicolored they would be. Much like that logo really. A rainbowcolored peacock?Continue reading “Eurovision Review – 2009: In your face”
Eurovision Review – 2008: Missian Impassibal
Off to the seventh nation in a row that has never hosted Eurovision before – which isn’t exactly surprising as Serbia has been an independent republic for a full two years. Much like Latvia and Ukraine before them they managed to secure a victory after only a handful of attempts and with the disastrous ContestContinue reading “Eurovision Review – 2008: Missian Impassibal”
Eurovision Review – 2007: The new Ireland
God kväll Helsingfors!! Took us a bloody long time to be able to say that – not because my Swedish is that bad (thank you, I won’t even try it in Finnish) no but obviously because Finland has been robbed of the victory enough in the past and it was high time the Scandinavian countryContinue reading “Eurovision Review – 2007: The new Ireland”
Eurovision Review – 2006: Hallelujah!
Now, I know in Hebrew ‘hallelujah’ means ‘Praise God’ but I’m pretty sure on the 20th of May 2006 it was used all over Europe – and in one nation in particular – as a substitute for ‘finally’. On multiple occasions/for multiple reasons. And God’s name will not have been used in a positive way…
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