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A CHANGE OF PLAN

Because the majority of the reviews were unfortunately uploaded pre-show (I’m currently in the middle of my final exams at university and sadly had to prioritise revision over Eu-revision), I’ve decided to gradually upload my reviews over the summer with two reviews for each entry: a pre-show review focusing solely on the song quality, and […]

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GRAND FINAL DAY!

Happy Eurovision final day!!! Now my personal top 26 are: 1.Italy 2. Lithuania 3. Ukraine 4. Bulgaria 5. Finland 6. Russia 7. France 8. Malta 9. Iceland 10. Cyprus 11. San Marino 12. Norway 13. Azerbaijan 14. Belgium 15. Netherlands 16. Spain 17. Portugal 18. Switzerland 19. Albania 20. Israel 21. United Kingdom 22. Sweden […]

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A Tribute to the Artists of Eurovision 2020

A Tribute to the Artists of Eurovision 2020 While I’m absolutely ecstatic that we have a live Eurovision final this week (and have annoyed all my family, friends and coworkers by talking about nothing else), I’m aware that for a number of artists, Saturday will be a bittersweet day. These are the artists who, for […]

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Rankings and Predictions ahead of Semi Two

Ciao everyone, here are my top 16 and predictions ahead of tonight’s semi final. I don’t know who I’m voting for yet- the first time I’ve gone into any Eurovision show without a clear winner. Can’t wait to see what the artists bring! My top 16 ahead of tonight’s show: Bulgaria Finland San Marino Switzerland […]

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The Vine gets ready for Semi-One

Finally, after two years, we have Eurovision back! I’m so excited I might scream, but for now, here is my top 16 for tonight, and my predictions. Semi Final 1- Ranking of the songs Lithuania Russia Ukraine Malta North Macedonia Cyprus Azerbaijan Belgium Norway Israel Croatia Ireland Romania Sweden Australia Slovenia My predictions: Definitely qualifying: […]

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A Tribute to the London Eurovision Party

Earlier this year, it was sadly confirmed that the London Eurovision Party 2021 had been cancelled, owing to financial difficulty brought on by the pandemic. Like so many others, I was saddened to hear this, but felt more than anything an immense sense of gratitude to all the organisers for giving us such an amazing […]

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Junior Eurovision 2020- The Good, The Fun, and the Sensational!

Although there were only 12 songs, they were all brilliant and every artist performed spectacularly. All the performances were enjoyable in their own ways- the ballads, the cute fun songs, the pop numbers- and every artist did their country proud. I thought the studio setting was a brilliant way to ensure the show could happen, […]

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A Long Overdue Update

Hello everyone! I hope you’re all doing okay, whether you’re in lockdown or struggling to keep away from the constant worry about Coronavirus. The inevitable has happened and Eurovision 2020 has officially been cancelled. It’s of course very sad when things we were looking forward to, things that we knew would bring great joy in […]

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Blogger Update

Hi everyone, this is just a quick update to let you know where I’m at with reviews. I know the Norway NF reviews were late coming out, and I do apologise. The Lithuanian reactions will be out soon, and each song will get a (slightly shorter than Norway because there are loads of songs) brief […]

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UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE AT WITH ESC 2020

So I’ve spent a fair bit of time waffling on about the national finals we’re looking forward to in the next few months, but I thought a concise post simply stating where each country is at might be helpful. (For non-English readers, TBC means To Be Confirmed or that we don’t have anything certain in […]