And suddenly Eurovision 2020 seems a whole lot closer. We have our host city, our show dates and any song released commercially as of tomorrow will be eligible for Rotterdam. Before the rumours and releases slowly start eeking out over the Winter I wanted to share my hopes for what each country brings to the Ahoy … Continue reading My 2020 Vision, A Pif Paf Wishlist: Part 1
There's not an awful lot for Eurofans to do in July. Get your flag fix from that year's sporting competition, check AirBnB prices for various cities in next year's host country and generally twiddle your thumbs until 1st September rolls round. So when that year's televote winners rock up to perform an intimate gig in … Continue reading Nor-way I Was Missing This: Keiino Gig Review
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
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
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
