Eurovision 2014

  Oh what a night! Not only did the final of Eurovision 2014 kick off with dancing ninjas – well not strictly speaking but they looked the part – it had fireworks that ringed the enormous ship-shaped stage, and what looked suspiciously like a fashion parade of the representatives of Continue Reading

  Bring on the kitsch! Bring on the kitsch! Semi final 2, was in contrast to the relative blandness of semi final 1 – which nonetheless featured some impressive songs and performances – a veritable richness of traditional Eurovision kitschy extravagance. And I absolutely loved Georgia (a parachute-wearing drummer? Yes Continue Reading

  My lord, Copenhagen, is that a gigantic boat-shaped stage you have in your B&W Hallerne arena – it was a shipbuilding area so the shape of the stage was a beautifully styled nod to the building’s past life – or are you just happy to see all the wind Continue Reading

  It would be patently obvious by now that I am a Eurovision tragic of epic proportions. Well not so tragic really since I have the time of my life reviewing all the songs, planning, making and/or buying the decorations for the party my partner and an awesomely good friend Continue Reading

  It may be hard to believe for those of us who still have the sound of last year’s Eurovision Song Contest-winning song “Teardrops” by Emmelie de Forest from Denmark still ringing in our glitter-filled ears but the time has arrived for the first semi-final in this year’s event with Continue Reading