T h e E u r o v i s i o n a r y

The gorgeous Pasha from Moldova! The very lovely Kurt from Malta! The dishy Dimitri from Belarus! (and a star) It turns out that Cha Cha is a Georgian tequila and it's best not mixed with red wine - they tell us that after me and Elaine had FOUR!!! The Jocker himself!  Bonkers Anri from Georgia - LOVE him and his song.  The campest, most  bombastic thing in ESC 2012!!! (him and the song!).

OK, so Romania rehearsed after lunch and this is sounding so slick and professional!  I think my £10 at 66/1 was a good investment!  This is head and shoulders above everything else so far today. Switzerland - the brothers put in a confident performance, and I could see this one just sneaking into the final. Belgium - Oh dear!  Dull! Finland - Oh dear!  Even more dull than Belgium (and that's saying something!).  Nice frock though...green and black flowy thing. Israel - Bonkers! (and not in a Mr Georgia good way either!).  Can't see it qualifying to be honest. The rest will have to wait... we're off to the aforementioned Mr Bonkers Georgia and his Cha Cha Party!!! Expect sunglasses and paracetamol tomorrow!

Hass and I thought we should lend a hand with finishing off the Crystal Arena this morning...

OK, so today we began the second run through of each of the songs in the first semi final.  I'll post my thoughts on each of them (well, as far as about Finland, then we need to leave to go back and get ready for what is always one of the best parties of the Euro fortnight - the Georgian ChaCha Party!!!). Montenegro - Grows more bizarre by the day.  He's now in a glitzy jackets and tow of his backing singers wrap a third on in a big banner and cart him off behind the huge donkey which is also on stage...  Not a hope in hell of getting to the final! Iceland - OK, I finally get this, and today it was superb!  Spot on with the vocals, and looking great!!!  Surely a place in the final? Greece - Fantastic performance - looking and sounding like all the other Greek entries of the past 10 years, but that's fine! Latvia - I really love the song, but this looked a bit bland and lacklustre compared to many other things. Albania - One wee singer all al...

The gorgeous lead singer from Romanian band Mandinga seems to have modelled her stage outfit in Minnie Mouse!!!

It's only our fave Jelly Baby Queen herself - Gaitana!  Or should that be Gay-Tana?,  'cos poses don't come much camper than this particular cracker!!!  Check out the handbag!!! Fab.