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22.5.02

Party time!


It's the UK and French combined party tonight, along with three others (Latvia, Denmark and Slovenia). Kabir, one of the lovely Brit boys here, is such a serious party-goer that he has typed out and printed a schedule for tonight, showing times of parties and the preferred walk/taxi option between each one. Such dedication.

The combined UK/France party was going to be called Waterloo, but sadly some people thought it was a tad controversial. Shame.

Tallinn fact: Reported crime in Tallinn was down 50% on Saturday night, probably due to the increased police presence for Eurovision. We are getting more information in our daily briefing notes than you could possibly hope for. Three cars were stolen in Tallinn at the weekend. Bet you're glad you know that.

Sestre have sworn that they will not be seen in man drag all week. Marlene turned up an hour late today for an interview with another lovely Brit guy, called Hussein. 'She' told him it takes them all three hours to get ready, and that he was lucky 'she' was only an hour late. They are all very nice young ladyboys though, and the make-up and headscarf combo is divine.

Musical treat of last night: Germany's entry, 'I can't live without music' being sung in English by a choir of Estonian children as the opening act at the German ambassador's residence. There were performances from Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia too, in a Germanic/northern/central/'ish' European collaboration. The gobsmacked kids were still standing by the ambassador's piano when Sestre performed, and I thought to myself, 'drag queens and schoolchildren, where else but Eurovision could this happen?' Photos to come...

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