Eurovision 2015

After "Alcohol is Free" I always come to the Greek entry with a modicum of trepidation,but this year I needn't have worried as a classy,breathy blonde emotes before a white grand piano,and it's a very good effort as you will see here:

Well it's here at last and the jazzy Charleston-feel might appeal to the grey vote,but I can't see many teenagers rushing to click their mobiles for it..

Maybe they could take a leaf out of Germany's book in 2009 and liven it up a bit..

Have you noticed over the years certain countries never sing in English..I'm thinking specifically of Spain,France and Portugal. Maybe one reason why it has never won and won't win this year either.

It should be an easy qualification this year for Romania as Fabien Barthez-lookalike Voltaj creates his atmosphere accompanied by good musicians if not the best backing singers.

Hot off the press Poland's entry has just been chosen,but don't get too excited as it's rather too bland to attract serious attention and must be in danger of non-qualification.

If it's Tuesday this must be Belgium,but only a snippet as you can listen to here. After last year's Jeremy Spake- lookalike Axel Hirsoux failed to qualify with a heartfelt tribute to his mother(come on girls admit it..you don't like men to show emotion) there's a much harsher sound here,but it's different from the rest and may stand a chance,though I'll reserve judgement until rehearsals.

Does anybody remember that film by the way..

Still no live performance but should qualify comfortably..

Here is a live performance of the Lithuanian song. It's a nice,sweet song which might just squeeze into the Final.

How do you decide whether a song has been plagiarized or not? A jury in Los Angeles has awarded Marvin Gaye's children £5 million damages for this infringement:

How about the 2013 Eurovision winner..

These are tricky matters to deliberate on,and of course money being a motivating factor.

We are still waiting for a few laggards,including Australia(don't even begin to ask why they're involved this year),hosts Austria,Azerbaijan,San Marino,Norway and of course contest giants Sweden. I do have a snippet of Russia's entry to proffer here,as Polina Gagarina sings A Million Voices.

Here is Armenia's entry. Borderline qualification on first hearing. If there are any countries I have missed or videos not working please let me know.

Hosts Austria have chosen warm-up Bon Jovi band The Makemakes with Dominic Muhrer at the piano,and though a little safe it must be considered one of the favourites in a comparatively poor field thus far.

You can watch Sweden's Melodifestivalen tonight from 7pm GMT and watch how the national selection should be done.http://www.eurovision.tv/page/timeline

A Jamie Theakston-lookalike sings rather hackneyed lyrics aimed at the teenage market,and I'm afraid Sweden have blown their chances this year.

What to make of Norway's dark,moody ballad,except that it deserves to qualify and presentation will be key.

This video of Malta's entry is working but don't hold your breath: it's surely a non-qualifier.

I must say Austria looks attractive at 50/1 though there are still countries to declare and rehearsals to witness.http://www.oddschecker.com/tv/eurovision/winner

Guy Sebastian has thrown a spanner in the works with his powerful ballad "Tonight Again". The headache will be deciding where to host the contest next year if he wins,which at the moment I cannot rule out the possibility.