Since the end of the national final season I haven't dedicated as much time as I'd have liked to all the pre-Contest fun. Due to some tricky circumstances 'real life' has taken up far more time than I'd have liked in April. However, now all is well it's time to take a look at my … Continue reading PERSONAL PIF PAF PREFERENCES 2019: PART 1
Serhat turned up like this. Almost like he knew he would be waltzing into top ten with the public. This incredible woman exists. The whole winners mashup was a superb interval worthy of Love Love Peace Peace. But Eleni's Dancing Lasha Tumbai was a particular highlight. Then this sex pirate arrived on the scene... These … Continue reading ABOUT LAST NIGHT…
As has now become tradition, allow me to guide you through your runners and riders for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. Whether you've followed all the national finals since December or just tuning in for Saturday this will help easy you through tonight's spectacular show. Get your bunting up, wear your most outrageous clothing and … Continue reading EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2019: A ROUGH GUIDE
Semi final 1, eh? I like Serhat as much as the next person but not even I saw that coming. Still, 8/10 ain't bad. CYPRUS ✔️ AUSTRALIA ✔️ ICELAND ✔️ GREECE ✔️ CZECH REPUBLIC ✔️ PORTUGAL ❌ ESTONIA ✔️ SLOVENIA ✔️ HUNGARY ❌ SERBIA ✔️ Like Tuesday, I'm going to kick off with the entries … Continue reading PIF PAF PREDICTIONS: SEMI FINAL 2
Right then lads and lassies, it’s that time again. That time of year when months spent preparing and analysing the Contest should give me some idea of who will succeed tonight. But given the last ten days it's been a real struggle to pick the ten to progress from tonight’s esoteric semi-final. Much like any … Continue reading PIF PAF PREDICTIONS: SEMI FINAL 1
I sincerely hope all involved with Eurovision have been enjoying their day off, courtesy of Israel's Memorial Day. I'm not in the slightest bit jealous of them enjoying the beach as I sit here in a drab, dreich Edinburgh. Nope, not jealous at all. Whilst they enjoy (a richly deserved) day off I thought now … Continue reading A View From Afar: Notes From Home
Yesterday kicked off my top ten from this year's batch of hopefuls. Some entries such as those from Albania, Germany, Cyprus & Romania deserve a mention for coming close However, now we're only one day away from the start of rehearsals it's time to turn attention to my top five. 5. 🇬🇷 GREECE Katerine Duska … Continue reading PERSONAL PIF PAF PREFERENCES 2019: PART 2
Having covered the semi finals earlier this week, it's now time to wave the magic wand and cherry pick my ideal automatic qualifiers. Given that these nations are under no pressure of an early exit, they are in a uniquely advantageous position of qualifying no matter what they send. Sometimes that comes across... FRANCE 🇫🇷 … Continue reading THE EUROVISION THAT COULD’VE BEEN: BIG 5
On Monday I ran through my choice cuts from entries that could have been chosen for semi final one. The songs that could have, if all had gone to plan, formed my ideal Tuesday night in May. Today it's time to rake over semi final two and plot my would-be perfect Thursday. DENMARK 🇩🇰 Out - Love … Continue reading THE EUROVISION THAT COULD HAVE BEEN: SEMI 2
Even just a few weeks ago actually having a full 42 song playlist felt like an impossibility. Turns out, it was. Thanks to Ukrainian toys being liberally strewn from the pram we've at long last hit our final total of 40 songs being taken to Tel Aviv (and of course the Home entry). Before I … Continue reading THE EUROVISION THAT COULD HAVE BEEN: SEMI 1
