Sunday, 15 September 2013

What to Wear: Winter 2013

The cold is coming people! It's time to pack away your shorts and start layering up for winter. Most of you will be able to pull out your winter wardrobe from last year but we'll all need to inject a few key pieces in to our capsule collection to keep up with the latest trends. Here's the key trends for AW 2013...

Tartan

Seen on the catwalks of Yves Saint Laurent, Mulberry, Givenchy and Versace, tartan is back and it is THE no. 1 must have for your wardrobe. 

Red Check Print T-Shirt - New Look - £17.99

Red Check Jersey Skater - New Look - £14.99

Tartan Check Leggings - Matalan - £8.00

Purple

Violet, mulberry and mauve dominated the runway at Gucci and Elie Saab - it's the perfect colour for those cold winter months. Power to the purple!

TOP PICK

I absolutely adore this burgundy fringed jacket, it's bold textured look makes it a perfect statement piece to invest in. Wear it with skinny jeans for a glam daytime look or dress it up with a classic LBD and some statement gold jewellery. Whatever you wear it with - you'll be the centre of attention! 

Eyelash Fringe Jacket - River Island - £40.00
Burgundy Coated Jeans - New Look - £27.00

Heart Print Skater - Matalan - £14.00


Metallics

Metallics here again for winter so dig out your gold, silver and bronze outfits and go from drab to fab in an instant. The metallic trend is just so easy to wear and a great fashion buy because it come back season after season. The great thing about metallic is that it's no longer just a dress it up trend - with items like this sequin tee - daytime casual just got a little bit more glam!
Cameo Rose Gold Sequin Tee - New Look - £19.99

Silver Metallic Scuba Skirt - River Island - £28


Oversized Outerwear

So many of catwalks this year rocked amazing oversized outerwear - from Vivienne Westwood right through to Chanel and DKNY. If you want to make your own statement this winter then invest in a giganti-coat! Wear with tights or skinnies to avoid looking heavier.

Grey Coat - Zara - £89.99
Tweed Padded Parka - Matalan - £45.00


Joyce Jacket by Motel - Topshop - £55.00

The great thing about this seasons trends are that they are all really wearable for everyone. From metallic and sequin tops right through to mulberry coloured basics. There's so much to choose from - now go - wear the trends people! But don't get the Zara Coat - 'cause I want that one!

How To Block In-App Purchase on iPhones and iPads



Yesterday I got a huge shock when Mister A managed to rack up over £100 pounds worth of purchases on my iTunes account. I didn't even know what had happened until my card got declined in a shop. Mister A is only 6 but he had memorised my password and managed to purchase thousands of crystals in a free Skylanders game that I had downloaded for him. He hadn't even considered that what he was doing was wrong or that he was using real money.

To save the rest of you guys from the trauma, I've pulled together this step by step guide to blocking in-app purchases so hopefully to you can stop the same thing happening to you....

Follow these steps for each device:

 1) Tap Settings on your device's home screen.

 2) Tap General.

 3) Tap Restrictions.

 4) Tap Enable Restrictions and enter a 4-digit passcode. This passcode will prevent restrictions from being disabled without your permission.

5) Scroll down to the Allowed Content section. Switch the In-App Purchases option to OFF. You may need to enter your passcode again.

 6) Scroll down to the Allowed Content section and find "Require Password 15 minutes". Change the "Require Password" option to "Immediately".

 7) Tap the Restrictions button at the top and confirm your selection reads "Require Password Immediately". Now you will be asked for the password on every purchase you make with this device. If you have more than one iOS device you may want to follow these steps on them as well as these settings are device specific.

You should also note that you may need to follow these steps again if you ever restore your device.

Good luck people!!

Thursday, 12 September 2013

Cheap Winter Boots 2013

Unlike the rest of the UK, I'm actually looking forward to the Winter months because... well... I love boots!! Last year I found the perfect pair of Joe Brown knee highs - I wore them to the point of no return and sadly they had to go to shoe heaven. This year I'm on the look out for a new pair. These are my ultimate money no object boots...

Dune Toffee Riding Boots 


Riding boots are just perfect for Autumn Winter. It's great to wear them with Summer dresses during that awkward transitional phase. It lets me wear my summer dresses for just a little bit longer before the weather hits 0 degrees and I'm in full on knits. These boots are amazing but way out of my price league - I'm a mum on a budget after all - and I just don't have the cash these days. So, to save you all a job,  I've been bargain hunting for all of us. Here are my top budget buys ...


First up are these Ambre Studded Western Style Boots are bang on trend and at only £12 from Boohoo

Western Style Boots are great as we come out of Summer - you can wear them with a dress for a festival chic look or with skinnies for a casual daytime outfit. These black studded boots are great - embellishment is key for the season ahead.


If you fancy something a bit lighter for Autumn then these Accomplice Leather Boots from ASOS are perfect and they're only £17.50 (was £55.00)!

The great think about these is the smaller heel - great for a day out shopping - you'll be able to hot foot around all the shops without breaking your back. These will look fab with bluewash skinnies and the essential cable knit that's key for Winter.

I also love these tan Fringe Western Boots from ASOS at only £20 (was £85.00). They're not as easy to wear but the celebs having been wearing them right through the Summer.





If you're after a classic never-go-out-of fashion boot then look no further than and these fab Moda in Pelle Chelsea Boots they're effortlessly stylish and only £39.95 (was £59.99)






Finally, if you're after an Ugg style boot but don't have the pennies then check out these Pinapple Knitted Boots now £15 at New Look (was £29.99)

...or these Board Angels One Button Boots for just £12.99 at M and M Direct but be careful in the rain - these boots aren't known for their waterproof properties!






As for me, I'm still on the look out for some discount riding boots -I'll give you a shout once I find some!!







Wednesday, 11 September 2013

How to Make a Bit of Extra Cash for Christmas



It's only 15 weeks until Christmas and already I'm in a panic about where we are going to find the extra cash for the festive season. There's the presents, the food, extra petrol for visiting all the relatives, not to mention the trip to grotto and the obligatory works night out! Money is tighter than ever so I wanted to share some great ways of making a bit of extra cash for Christmas...

Claim Cashback on Your Purchases



Let's face it, we're all spending, but some of us area little bit savvy when we do. I am a huge fan of Quidco. I joined at the start of the year and already I've earned £150. Every time I shop online I head to their website first to get an idea of the best deals then, provided I head to the stores website via their site, I earn cashback! It's particularly good when you're buying any type of insurance product or a deal with a tie-in like a mobile phone contract or a broadband deal but the pennies soon stack up on all the little purchases too. I'll be doing all of my Christmas shopping using the app so come January I'll have some extra money to look forward to.



Complete 'Paid For' Surveys


The internet offers huge amount of balance-boosting opps. I joined Yougov.com and Toluna.com many years ago - they reward you for your feedback and reviews either by cash or store vouchers. Once you’ve registered on the website, you get sent surveys that match your personal profile. Generally you can earn between 10p and £2 per survey dependent on the time it takes to fill out - it's a gradual earner but it feels like free money to me.

Become a Researcher


You may not have heard of Any Question Answered (63336.com), but they are often on the lookout for internet researchers. It all works when a customer asks a question via text from their mobile phone - it’s the researcher’s job to hunt out the answer and reply online. It's a fab way to earn some extra dough - you can choose your own hours and the questions you answer, and can earn around 30p for every question you answer correctly. Check out their vacancies page for more information.

Review Unsigned Bands


If you love music then check out slicethepie.com - it's a music website that pays 'scouts' to review unsigned bands. It's so easy: just sign up, listen to a track, rate it and write an honest review based on lyrics, harmony, vocals, melody, arrangement, instrumentals etc (you only hear it once so you have to review it then and there). To start with you get $0.15 per review (around 9p), but the more reviews you make the more you get paid – experienced scouts can earn 25p per song. It's well worth a look for any music lover needing some extra pennies.

Clear Out Your Clutter


Chances are you house is full of hundreds of things you don't need any more, whether its cds, toys, clothes baby gear now that your kids have grown up, we all have bits that are surplus to requirements. This is the ideal time to take a step in to the world of car-booting. Take a weekend out of your busy schedule and dedicate you time to pulling everything together ready for one early Sunday morning of selling. It's a fab way of earning some extra money for very little effort. However if getting up at the crack of dawn isn't your thing then try music magpie - they'll buy all of your old computer games and DVDs and they'll even give you cash for clothes!

So there you have it - 5 ways to make some mular with very little effort required. What are you waiting for - go now - go and spread your little extra earning wings!

Monday, 2 September 2013

The One Where I Make a Pledge

Eeeek, I've been neglecting the blog again but this time it's for a good reason... I've decided to get fit. Despite joining the gym about 9 months ago (when I was planning my secret wedding) I've not been at all in the last few months. The money goes out of my account each month but the only contact I've had with them since June is a phone call from them to check I'm still alive! #ouch

Just because I haven't been the gym though, doesn't mean I've been slobbing around on the couch all Summer - no I have ACTUALLY been getting fit (or trying to!)

It all started back in May when I accidently won a place in the National Lottery Back to the Stadium Run. From that day I got up off my ass and started trying to train, and you know what? I actually enjoyed it... so much so that I entered myself in the Liverpool Race for Life 5k too! I was really pleased with the times I ran and since then I've really caught the running bug and I've been going out at 3 times a week to run at least 3 miles. I love it - especially when I get back and I can see how many calories I've burnt!

I've joined Slimming World too - although some heavy drinking over the past 2 weekends have left me back where I started so I need to get back on the wagon.

The reason I'm posting though, is because today I saw a  post by the lovely Chelle McCann over at Unique and Chic and that's inspired me to 'Smash it in September'. I pledge to work out at least 20 minutes a day throughout September and blog about my journey along the way on BigMum > LittleMum - yep I'm bringing the extinct yoyo dieting blog back! And by Christmas I'll be wowing you all with my new body - that's a promise!

To find out more about #SmashItSept just click on the image below... in fact why not join in?!






Wednesday, 7 August 2013

The One Where I Accidently Run 5 Miles for Charity

Some of you may remember that way back on May this year I won a place in The National Lottery - 5 Mile - Back to the Stadium Run. What I failed to mention at the time was that I won the place by accident!

If you follow me on Twitter then you'll know I love entering Twitter comps.. well this one day back in May... I was out shopping (just checking Twitter as you do) when I saw a RT competition being hosted by The National Lottery on Twitter. Without even looking what the prize was I immediately re-tweeted as well as copying and retweeting again on my own feed, then I carried on with the rest of my day.

Later that night the competition popped in to my head and I realised I didn't even know what the prize was! I thought I'd have a look - honestly thinking it would be to win scratch cards or something like that - but to my horror I saw that the prize was a place in a run... yes you heard right... the prize was a 5 mile run!!! Errr no... what the hell?!... I immediately deleted both tweets and wiped the sweat from my brow - phew - imagine if I'd won that - no thanks!!!

The next day my phone bleeped... oooh a Twitter mention *checks phone* - you'll never believe it....


I'd won!! I know... even though I'd DELETED my tweets I'd still won (don't tell Di Coke)!!! It was only then that I looked at what the run entailed... it was 5 miles, yes (nightmare) but it was around the Olympic Park and guess where the finish line was? In the Olympic Stadium!!! The actual finish line that was crossed my hundreds of athletes in last years Olympic and Paralympic games. EPIC.

I'm a big believer in 'everything happens for a reason' so despite my initial shock I decided to embrace it and soon I started heading out for little runs. I downloaded the Couch to 5k app and began to prep. My family was so supportive and soon I actually began to enjoy running. The run was in July so I had a couple of months to train.

In fact, as part of my training, I entered my first ever run - the Liverpool 5k Race for Life. I ran it in 36 minutes and I was ecstatic. I started to believe that I could really do it! Not only that but I could feel myself getting fitter which was is amazing.

The days flew by and on 21st July the big day arrived. I was so nervous. 5 miles is so so far when you've never really run before and especially when you've hated running all of your life!

We got up super early and travelled to the Olympic park by bus. Before I knew it I was walking towards the start line and waiting for Sir Chris Hoy to sound the horn for the final wave of runners.


HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONK

I was off, a few weeks of training and here I was running against Paula Radcliffe, Sporty Spice Mel C and Victoria Pendleton!!

The route was immense...





It took us right around the Olympic Park, around the velodrome, past the copper box, past the orbit and the best bit of all the finishing line inside the stadium.

The last few hundred metres entering the stadium was so amazing. As I run underneath the stadium through the tunnel they were playing Chariots of Fire and soon I could see the light from sky and the inside of the stadium. As I ran out on to the track I was completely overwhelmed and tears streamed down my face! The hairs on the back of my neck rose and I began to run the last 200 metres towards the finish line.

After an hour and 2 minutes I finally made it. I crossed the same finish line as all of the wonderful Olympic athletes including Usain Bolt!!


I'm not going to lie... it was tough... but I am so so pleased to say that I managed it in just over an hour and I did it all to raise money for Cancer Research.

Here's my official pics...










And it's not too late to sponsor me either - I didn't make it to my target yet :(  Just click through to my JustGiving page to donate.


Tuesday, 30 July 2013

The One Where I Learn to Wakeboard

A few weeks ago I was contacted by the lovely people over at Duracell about their new 'Power Me’ campaign. They explained how Duracell were powering people to take the first steps to achieving their goals.

Their ambassador James Cracknell launched the campaign by doing an endurance challenge on the London Eye (you can watch the video at the bottom of this post).

Anyway, they asked me if I had any goals that I wanted to achieve and that really got me thinking. I wrote myself a list of things I wanted to do. The one thing that stood out to me (and the one that I knew I'd need a kick up the bum to do) was learn to wake-board. Chris is really good at it and Ive always wanted to have a go but never had the guts so I replied and the deed was done. I was booked on to my first ever wake-boarding lesson on 28th July - my birthday!

So on Sunday I found myself squeezing in to a wetsuit. Now if I'd actually thought about this for even a second and considered the fact that you would all see me in said wetsuit I'd have probably chosen something different! So here... let's get it out the way...



After donning our helmets and life jackets we entered the water. Here's how I got on...




I have to say, I am so so so surprised that I even managed to stay up for a few seconds - never mind for a whole length of the lake! I absolutely loved every single minute of it. It was such a fabulous day out and the children loved watching us get wet too.






Mister A has made us promise that next time we go he can have a lesson too. I think we've got ourselves a new family hobby!

Huge thanks to Duracell for making this happen. You can see James Cracknell launch the #PowerMe campaign here...



or find out more on the Duracell Facebook page

Friday, 21 June 2013

BritMums #Hungry2Happy Challenge


A couple of weeks ago I saw a post on BritMums asking us bloggers to take part in a food challenge. I love anything like that so I immediately applied!

The children were excited to get involved to and as soon as the pack arrived we headed straight to Tesco's to pick up a pack of 20 Richmond's Mini Meatballs.

I asked the Mister A & Little E what meal they thought we should make and they came up with a few ideas - pasta, pizza and kebabs.

With minimal ingredients in the house I had to think outside the box but we still managed to come up with some fab meal ideas....


Mummy Meatballs

Mister A came up with the name when he saw the tagliatelle - he said it looked like bandages so we added the passata and placed the meatballs to make eyes and a mouth.



Ingredients
5 Richmonds Mini Meatballs
Tomato Passata
Tagliatelle

Cooking Time
15 minutes

This was so quick and easy to make - and would be great for a Halloween meal!



Instructions


1. Place the tagliatelle in to a pan of boiling water and cook on the hob for 12 minutes or until cooked.
2. When the pasta is almost done place the 5 meatballs on a microwavable plate, cover with clingfilm and cook for 3 minutes (800w)
3. Transfer the pasta from the pan to a colander to drain. Then add the passata to the pan and heat for 2 minutes.
4. Once heated through mix the pasta with the passata and serve.
5. Add the meatballs to make a face!


Flower Puff Pizza

Little E loves pizza butI wanted something even simpler. We had some puff pastry sheets in the fridge already so I decided to use those for the remainder of the recipes because they are so cheap and versitile. She loves flowers at the moment so we used the meatballs to add a bit of fun...
Ingredients
4 Richmonds Mini Meatballs
Puff Pastry Roll
Tomato Passata
Grated Cheese
1 Egg

Preparation Time
3 minutes
Cooking Time

15 minutes



Instructions
1. Cut a 15cm x 15cm square out of a puff pastry sheet.
2. Add passata/tomato ketchup to the square -  leaving a 1.5cm border around the edge
3. Grate cheese and add it on top of the tomato.
4. Cut 3 of the meatballs in half, leaving one for the centre.
5. Arrange the meatballs in to the shape of a flower.
6. Brush the border edge with egg for extra golden pastry
7. Bake in the oven (Gas mark 7) for 15 minutes.


Meatball Pastry Sticks

Every Friday night after school we have a party picnic. It's a bit of fun for the children and they have a good old sing and dance to their favourite tunes. This recipe was quick and easy and it's perfect for parties...

Ingredients
6 Richmond's Mini Meatballs
Puff Pastry Roll
Grated Cheese
1 Egg

Skewers - run them under cold water before use

Preparation Time
4 minutes
Cooking Time

15 minutes



Instructions

1. Cut a strip of puff pastry from your sheet - I used a 1cm thick but you can increase as you wish.
2. Push the pastry on to the stick at the end then add a meatball.
3. Wrap the pastry around the meatball and add on to the stick again.
4. Repeat until you have 3 meatballs on your skewer.
5. Glaze with egg wash the place in the oven for 12 minutes.
6. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with grated cheese.
7. Bake for a further 3 minutes.
8. Serve with dips.


Garlic Meatball Parcels

If you fancy something a bit more 'grown up' then we absolutely loved these easy to make cheesy garlic parcels. Serve them with veg and cheese sauce or use for party snacks...
Ingredients
1 Richmond's Mini Meatball per parcel
Puff Pastry Roll
Grated Cheese
Garlic & Herb Cream Cheese
1 Egg

Preparation Time4 minutes
Cooking Time

10 minutes


Instructions
1. Cut a strip of puff pastry around 20cm x 7cm.
2. Add a cream cheese across the pastry leaving a 1cm border to close
3. Sprinkle grated cheese on to cream cheese
4. Add a Richmond's Mini Meatball to one side
5. Fold the pastry over to make a parcel
6. Seal and glaze with egg wash
7. Bake in the oven (Gas ark 7) for 10 minutes.


We absolutely love these little balls of fun. They can be cooked in the microwave or in the oven and they are so versatile. Check them out - they're on offer at the moment for only £1 per bag in Tesco.

This post is an entry for BritMums’ Hungry to Happy Challenge sponsored by Richmond Mini Meatballs.

Tuesday, 18 June 2013

The One Where I Hit a Gatepost

So, something funny bad happened the other week but I can only just bring myself to tell you about it now because it was really rather embarrassing. 
To give you a bit of background, for the past five years we have lived on a main road. The thing about living on a main road is that at certain times of day it's so hard even just to get on and off your own driveway and so I'm constantly worrying about accidents. I see them a lot on my route to work, however you never expect to have an incident before you've even left your own driveway!!

So yeah, on the morning in question I was on my way to drop Mister A off at Breakfast Club before heading to work. As all of you mums will know, mornings are often hectic so I was a little stressed anyway. But I really don't know what happened next.

I pulled off the driveway to turn left as I do every morning and then..... crrrrreeeeeee... I hear a horrible, horrible noise before I'm fully turned off the drive. I realise immediately that in my bid to avoid hitting a car travelling at great speed on the opposite side of the road, I have turned too sharply and scraped my car down next doors gatepost. I pull over and check that Mister A is ok - not wanting to get out and look at the damage. He's fine so I continue to the school. It's only when I get there that I dare to take a peek....

OH. MY. GOD.

There's full on dent as well as scrapes and scratches right down the length of the car. What am I going to tell Chris?!


By lunchtime I pluck up the courage to call him. "Hi, erm, I had a little accident this morning, I may have scratched the car a little on next doors gatepost..."

He was fine about it "Don't panic, as long as you're ok.... yadda yadda" and that is where I thought the story ended.

But it didn't.

You see about half an hour later I got this text message from my wonderful husband...


Only it turns out he wasn't lying. Yes, not only did I scrape my car past the gatepost - I took it down - and then drove off!!!

I hit Gary Gatepost and run
 
And as if the embarrassment of hitting it wasn't bad enough I had performed the ultimate crime - a hit and run on Gary the gatepost. So at 5 o'clock I drove home and then had to knock next door. CRINGE.

"Hi... erm you see that... *points to dead gatepost* yeah, I think I did it."

I explained how I didn't realise I'd knocked it down and apologised... A LOT. Totes embarrassing as I'm sure you can imagine. Luckily I have nice neighbours so there wasn't any beef but I'll certainly be a lot more careful from now on.

Good news though guys, Gary gatepost's back to full health now. Lucky for him, I took him down without so much as a broken brick (I got skills innit!) so he's been hoisted back in to place a glued back in with a bit of Pritt Stick. Winners.

Tuesday, 28 May 2013

A Very Big Challenge - all in aid of Cancer Research




 I found out on Friday that I had won a place in the The National Lottery 5 Mile Anniversary Run - an amazing event taking place on 21st July 2013.

The 5 mile course will cross the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park before reaching a thrilling conclusion on the track inside the stadium!!! Amazing - I am so excited about the challenge but I am completely scared too. I am notoriously poor at running - I nearly collapsed running for the bus once!

Anyway, although the race itself isn't for charity - it's to celebrate the anniversary of the Olympics and the National Lottery's crucial funding to our Olympic and Paralympic athletes - I have decided to run on behalf of Cancer Research. As you may remember my Dad has recovered from skin cancer and other members of my family have suffered from the horrible disease.

It is a cause very close to my heart, which is why I have agreed to run - even though at this moment in time it seems an impossible task.

I have around 50 days to train for this, so please wish me luck and sponsor me if you can...

(PS I know 5 miles may seem small to some people -but for me being so unfit, slightly overweight and a non-runner - this is a huge distance)
JustGiving - Sponsor me now!

Saturday, 18 May 2013

Eurovision 2013 - The Line Up (and why we haven't got a hope in hell of winning)

Tonight's the night. The only night of the year where you will sit through hours of diverse -but sometimes horrific- random warblings from our European neighbours....

Yes, as if you could forget.... it's time for Eurovision!!!

Just in case you didn't know, this year the Eurovision Song Contest will be held in the Swedish city of Malmö.

For those of you that don't remember (because let's face it you had already drank 2 litres of Latvian vodka by the time the winner was announced) last years winner was Loreen, winning the 2012 edition of Europe's Favourite TV Show with a fabulous 372 points.




Meanwhile, back in the UK, we stared embarrassingly at the screen as old time crooner Engelbert Humperdinck received a pitiful 12 points with his ballad, Love Will Set You Free. Unfortunately for the 'Hump', only Belgium, Estonia, Latvia and Ireland voted for him. *sad face*

So given that we did so badly in 2012 by forcing an old timer on to the stage I guess this year we should bring someone in someone new, someone young and fashionable... someone with loads of energy like last years winner Loreen as our represenatative.

Errrr...no...

Representing the music of today in this years Eurovision song contest is....

Bonnie - freakin - Tyler

Are you kidding me? I didn't even know she was still alive! Yes she was an amazing songstrel back in the day. Yes, I cried heart broken, to Total Eclipse of the Heart when my boyfriend of one week held someone elses hand in front of me in 1988 (I was 6) but really? Do we actually want Bonnie Tyler to represent the UK now? 30 years after she reached no. 1 in the UK chart?

NO!!

For God's sakes people it's 2013!! Why can't we have some kind of social media submission for the UK entry? Start taking it seriously again? Let's find some really hot, raw, new talent via YouTube and project them in to the spotlight for their 15 minutes of fame.

Yeah, yeah, I know what they'll say, it's all about the politics. Every year we know exactly which countries will vote for each other, we say it's a fix - "they never vote for us" - well of course they bloody won't - because we're pushing ageing has beens on to the stage!!!

And to be honest, it's cruel. 


It's like the other week on The Voice when that bloke from Hear Say rocked up and no one turned around - you've had your day dude - just leave it at that. No one wants to be kicked in the b*llocks on Saturday night prime time TV. But he was - those little chairs stayed red and then when he's finished they all turned round with pitiful faces. He should have just stayed in pop history.

The exact same thing is going to happen to little old Bonnie tonight - she's going to fail because she too old and she is not what 'the people' want to see on the stage anymore (despite her now looking slightly like the one of the Finnish monster rockers off of 2006).

Sorry, I don't mean to be all hating on Ms Tyler but she needs to prepare herself for a last place finish.

There. I said it.

We're going to fail because we, as a country, are taking the p*ss by putting Bonnie Tyler off of the 80s in a musical competition against 25 other contestants old enough to be her grandchildren.

But despite that, I know you're all going to watch anyway. So just in case you came here for actual Eurovision info and not my euro whinings, here's the list of this years 26 finalists in order of appearance on tonight's show...

01 France - Amandine Bourgeois - L'enfer Et Moi
02 Lithuania - Andrius Pojavisview - Something
03 Moldova - Aliona Moon - O Mie
04 Finland - Krista Siegfrids - Marry Me
05 Spain - ESDM - Contigo Hasta El Final (With You Until The End)
06 Belgium - Roberto Bellarosa - Love Kills
07 Estonia - Birgit - Et Uus Saaks Alguse
08 Belarus - Alyona Lanskaya - Solayoh
09 Malta - Gianluca - Tomorrow
10 Russia - Dina Garipova - What If
11 Germany - Cascada - Glorious
12 Armenia - Dorians - Lonely Planet
13 The Netherlands - Anouk - Birds
14 Romania - Cezar - It's My Life
15 United Kingdom - Bonnie Tyler - Believe In Me
16 Sweden - Robin Stjernberg - You
17 Hungary - ByeAlex - Kedvesem (Zoohacker Remix)
18 Denmark - Emmelie de Forest - Only Teardrops
19 Iceland - Eythor Ingi - Eg Á Líf
20 Azerbaijan - Farid Mammadov - Hold Me
21 Greece - Koza Mostra feat. Agathon Iakovidis - Alcohol Is Free
22 Ukraine - Zlata Ognevich - Gravity
23 Italy - Marco Mengoni - L'Essenziale
24 Norway - Margaret Berger - I Feed You My Love
25 Georgia - Nodi Tatishvili & Sophie Gelovani - Waterfall
26 Ireland - Ryan Dolan - Only Love Survives


Good luck Bonnie - you haven't got a hope in hell.

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