++ The Netherlands get Eurovisionized ++ Johnny Logan blames RTE ++ And more Eurovision news...

You know it was a good contest when you are still picking out glitter and confetti from your chest hair 16 hours after the Final.

Astronauts, Alice in Wonderland costumes, wind machines, and Loreen singing "Euphoria" (again) - why, it's Semi Final 1! Here's our review.

We have 10 finalists for Saturday!

Eurovision predictions are hardly an exact science, but the 12points.tv team have been witness to all the rehearsals and heard all the buzz, and now the contest is in the hands of each delegation to impress by Tuesday, or be flying back home on Wednesday. 

Getting the gayvote?

++ Second day of rehearsals (keeps getting updated) - Newsupdates as they come ++ And more Eurovision news...

During the first rehearsals in Malmö yesterday some of our opinions about the songs had to be altered, let's see what today brings. Eight more acts will explore the Eurovision act for the first time. 

++ 'Drunk Anouk' was a marketing stunt  ++ Sandy Shaw has now faith in Bonnie Tyler ++ The malmö stage is ready!++ And more Eurovision news...

The Eurovision stage is ready! In just a few days the rehearsals will start! Escwebs.net summed up all the numbers for this year's contest

++ Sad Singalong Songs released on 17 May ++ Farid vs Ryan - the muscle battle ++ Denmark still leading among fans ++ Moran Mazor remixed ++ And more Eurovision news...

Eurovision is known to not always be in the lead when it comes to new music trends. Since the end of last century dubstep has been taking control of quite some songs in the charts in Europe, but it was not until this year, that the phenomenon got introduced in the Eurovision Song Contest. If I am overseeing any dubstep songs in previous years, please share the examples with me!