Julia Samoylova meets Salvador Sobral…after introducing us to her dog Timoshka on the Eurovision blue carpet
“The Little Mermaid is my favourite fairytale”
Interviews
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Georgia’s Ethno-Jazz Band Iriao: “For You is for your heart”
“For You” is easier to understand than a Georgian language title
Latvia’s Laura Rizzotto: “The colour red makes me feel empowered”
I’m considering a Portuguese version of ‘Funny Girl’
Montenegro’s Vanja Radovanovic: “In the art of music, not everything has to be perfect”
“It’s a boring song. Yes, I saw the wiwibloggs reaction video”
Belarus’ Aleeksev: “Love can hurt…but when you feel it you know you’re alive”
He’s the Ukrainian star who’s crossed borders to represent Belarus at Eurovision 2018. And Alekseev has brought some of the most out-there staging with him to Lisbon as well.
Belgium’s Sennek: “I always wear black because I feel confident in it”
She feels free and happy
Finland’s Saara Aalto: My stage show is going to be perfect
“I’m very happy, it’s gonna be great”
FYR Macedonia’s Eye Cue: “We share energy on stage through our eyes”
“You’ve got to go in”
Austria’s Cesár Simpson: “I can go back to centre stage which I avoided for ten years”
He could be singing to himself, another person or a higher being
Greece: Yianna Terzi talks about the Greek struggle and the American dream
“Oniro Mou has a very sensitive and emotional message”
Ari Ólafsson: “I had to make tough choices and overcome them with kindness”
He explains the meaning behind his suit
Melovin on the blue carpet: My new fragrance “Black Gas” is for powerful and brave people
A mixture of chocolate, ginger and strawberry
Ireland’s Ryan O’Shaughnessy: “Sometimes the simplest things are the hardest”
“I’m really happy, all the work is done”
Albania’s Eugent Bushpepa: The stage lights convey the emotion of the song
He also talks tattoos
Russia’s Julia Samoylova: “I don’t want to pull the sympathy card”
“I’m just really happy to be at Eurovision finally”
France’s Madame Monsieur: Our Eurovision staging symbolises birth and hope…but we want orange lights — not red!
They’re already tweaking their stage show