Received three votes so far, keep them coming!

Aw, the Mayor of Kyiv has given Jamala a flat in the capital... Sweet, I guess!

As many of you know, I've had a bit of an accident and have a long period of recuperation ahead of me. I can't concentrate on reading and I can only type one fingered on my phone *sigh*

Anyway - thank god for Eurovision.tv's archive section - I'm currently watching Songvakeppnin 2015 and plan on reliving many more fantastic NF's

Hope you are recovering well Anne, missed you a lot!

Hope you get better soon, its a lot quieter without you here

What did you do?!

Miss you too!


Are you saying that I'm he loud one?! (yeah, I know I am )


Short version is that I fell down a big hole, broke ankle, shoulder and finger! Think of me as a reverse Maria Olafs

And here was me thinking there might be another Little Anzej on the way

Oh dear, Anne

Hope you get better quickly!


Should have the host city tomorrow, apparently!

Sorry to hear of your misfortune.. I only type with one finger.. So you are not alone.

Wish you a speedy recovery.. x

Is it my turn to host tomorrow? I'm doing 'Best Eurovision Comeback' if so!

Are we as well just handing Poli the title the now?

Congratulations Lisa for winning and managing to snap Poli up first and many thanks to 21CB for excellent hosting skills.

I jest of course, although if anyone other than Poli wins then I owe you all a steak dinner.

Oh Anne How'd you manage that? Get well soon

I hope you're gradually getting back on the mend after your recent escapades! I hope you're prosecuting them.

The 2009 performances have been recently re-uploaded in HD realness, if you need something else to pass the time.

https://www.youtube.com/user/eurovision/videos


Don't confuse me like that. I barely know what day of the week I'm on as it is without genuinely doing a double take thinking I've entered something I don't know about.

Oh no! Get better soon.

Thanks for all the good wishes

After the disappointment of Fridrik Dor not winning Songvakeppnin 2015 yet again, I've moved on today to Ireland's Eurosong 2014 - gotta love a bit of gobshite-gate!

Izzy Bizu - White Tiger - Really enjoyed this, a great start to the playlist
Clare Maguire - Elizabeth Taylor - Again, really liking this too
Jain - Come - Come across this before, a good song
Issa - Crossfire - Tried to like this, but just not really my cup of tea
Marina & The Diamonds - Forget - Prefer some of their other songs
Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 - No thanks
Tom Odell - Magnetised - Not that bad
Jorge Blanco - Light Your Heart - Enjoyed this, not that bad at all
Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra - Pinga - Not for me
Aneeka - Ojo por Ojo - Really liking this, not bad either
Veruca Salt - I Want It Now - Erm...yes to the film, no to the song...
Demi Lovato - Confident - Not a fan
Juulia - Vakavaa - Tried to like this, but just couldn't sorry.
Lolly - Big Boys Don't Cry - Again, not really for me
Cab Calloway - Kickin' The Gong Around - No thanks
Foxes - Youth - Not really heard many of their songs but good enough
London Grammar - Strong - See Foxes...
Hailee Steinfeld ft. DNCE - Rock Bottom - Really enjoyed this
Lana Del Rey - Gods And Monsters - Not for me. Heard she is a fan of Sergey Lazarev though...
The Communards - For A Friend - Dreadful
Savage Garden - I Want You - See above...
Britney Spears - Stronger - Not a huge Britney fan, but song is good enough
Greta Salóme - Row - Heard about this, quite surprised, not bad at all.
Hedley - Perfect - Not really for me
Ocean Colour Scene - The Day We Caught The Train - Again, not for me.

Contest - Best Eurovision Comeback

I declare this week's contest OPEN!

Rules are pretty simple - your song must be performed by an artist making their second, third (and so on) appearance at the contest. I will be accepting artists that appeared first as a group and then as a solo. Likewise, I will be accepting soloists who came back as part of a group.

If your artist appeared in one of the '90s semis but didn't make it, I will class that as their first attempt so their later comeback will be accepted...

That's a bit rambly but I'm at work and trying to type this while checking to see if any of my colleagues are nosing in.

You have until 12pm this Sunday to submit. Get sending!

Get well soon, Anne! Remember, "one step at a time"...
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Host City announcement today! (For what feels like the billionth time). I don't even know what/who? the candidates are, I'm so out of touch, it's shameful!

Dnipro, Odessa and Kiev (and thank you )

Press conference starts at 1400 CET here

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gcHcnM...ature=youtu.be

Ugh, the link isn't working how frustrating!

Oh well that probably gives them a reason to delay the announcement yet again.

Rumours on Twitter that it has been cancelled/delayed again lol

Yep, Eurovoix and Wiwi both reporting that the annoucnement has been cancelled, this has gone beyond a joke now. At this rate I'll be surprised if Ukraine are even going to host at all, coming up to September and we don't even have a host city.

On the plus side, it's sparked some funny memes on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/wiwibloggs/statu...77656309518336
https://twitter.com/keatingsheart/st...73190894190592
https://twitter.com/MrAdamR/status/768767137217404928

confirmed postponed again!

http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?i...urovision_2017