Retrospective Reviews 2011: S to Z

Or S to U, whatever takes your fancy! SAN MARINO My favourite national finalist: N/A Song: Stand By Artist: Senit Result: 16th in semi final My…

Retrospective Reviews 2011: M to R

MACEDONIA My favourite national finalist: This one Song: Rusinka Artist: Vlatko Ilievski Result: 16th in semi final Reminds me of: Cipela by Marko Kon & Milaan…

Retrospective Reviews 2011: H to L

HUNGARY My favourite national finalist: N/A Song: What About My Dreams? Artist: Kati Wolf Result: 22nd My favourite lyric: “Should I live all my life for…

Retrospective Reviews 2011: A to B

FINALLY! ‘Early next week’ may have turned into ‘the end of the week’, but the first of my five Retrospective Reviews installments is ready to be…

The EBJ Eurovision Excellence Awards 2011: PART 2

Here’s Volume II of the EBJEEA’s (say that three times fast!). You know the drill by now, but I just want to clear up one teensy…

The EBJ Eurovision Excellence Awards 2011: PART 1

Hello everyone, and welcome to the 2nd Annual Eurovision Excellence Awards – no tuxedo/ballgown required. You don’t even have to leave the house! Just sit back,…

Ten more qualifiers, and the final’s finalised!

The (always) stronger semi final is over for me now, and wasn’t it a cracker! Even the performers I’d been worried about put on great shows,…

Big love for the Big 5

It’s often debated whether automatic entry into the Eurovision final is an advantage or disadvantage. Less than impressive results from the Big 4 (and occasionally the…