Well, it's been a long while since I posted – my post-Eurovision hangover (both physical and emotional) somewhat scuppered me writing a post in the week after the Grand Final! But with Eurovision season firing up again (yes, we're in for the long haul here …
Tag: Eurovision 2016
Eurovision 2016 semi-final 2 result
Another great show last night and a VERY sore head today. I couldn't even begin to look at how many bottles of prosecco me and my friends sunk last night... Anyway, back to the results, how did my predictions and hopes fare, and how did …
Eurovision 2016 semi-final 2: predictions and hopes
No sooner have we got over the excitement and shocks of semi-final 1 (seriously, how on earth did Azerbaijan qualify over Iceland - Samra, the Azerbaijani entry, has barely sung a right note yet - or not in the order the notes are supposed to …
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Eurovision 2016 semi-final 1 result
Well it's the morning after the night before - after so much build up and excitement, it was fantastic to get to the first live event! As we've come to expect from Sweden, it was an extremely professional show and fantastically produced. Some of the …
Eurovision 2016 semi-final 1: predictions and hopes
Well after the marathon preview countdown today's post is short and sweet - plus am so busy at work I haven't had a lunch break to do this! So sadly it's a bare list, no images or embedded videos to liven it up, just links …
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Eurovision 2016 previews countdown: #1 FRANCE – Amir – “J’ai cherché”
We finally reach the top of the chart! It may not come as a huge surprise who has come top as they have been topping most of the fan polls prior to rehearsals. They are a big 5 country and 5 times winners - France. …
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Eurovision 2016 previews countdown: #2 RUSSIA – Sergey Lazarev – “You Are the Only One”
If Sweden has been the superpower of Eurovision of the past 15 years or so, then their rival superpower is the country that takes the runner up spot in this countdown - Russia. It's a country that undeniably stirs up strong emotions of all kinds, …
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Eurovision 2016 previews countdown: #3 SPAIN – Barei – “Say Yay!”
Into the top 3 and we have the penultimate member of the big 5, matching last year's position in the preview countdown, and ever present at Eurovision since they first entered in 1961 - Spain. It's no surprise to find them occupying the upper echelons …
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Eurovision 2016 previews countdown: #4 BULGARIA – Poli Genova – “If Love Was a Crime”
Closing in on the top spot now, and it's lovely to see this country finishing so high in the countdown as their Eurovision pedigree is not strong. They've not entered for a couple of years, and prior to that had only qualified for the final …
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Eurovision 2016 previews countdown: #5 HUNGARY – Freddie – “Pioneer”
It's only a week to the second semi-final, and by that time we'll know if this country will have matched this YouTube ranking top 5 performance and have made it through to the final (as it will have performed in the first semi-final). It's a …
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