Updated 12 May 2004, 11.46

Turkey were the winners in 2003

Have you seen much of Turkey?
I've seen a bit of it. It's not like I expected at all. I've been out and about and have looked at a few palaces. Istanbul is a very nice place. The weather has been a bit changeable but today it's brilliant, really warm.

What else have you been up to?
I've been doing some rehearsing, but it's the semi final on Wednesday so we've been watching some of that too.

It's been quite chilled so far, which has been good because I've spent lots of time promoting the single in the UK in the last month or so, it's good to have a bit of a break.

It's all going to get busy tomorrow, really busy on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. We're all watching the semi-final tonight which should be good, we get to see some of the opposition.

Jemini scored 0 points for the UK last year

If you don't win, who do you think will?
I think the Greek entry will do well. He's really big across Europe and has sold millions of records, although I don't really think much of the song.

I think the Ukraine will do well too, they look like they've got a really good performance lined up for Saturday.

Sweden, Belgium and Cyprus are also being talked about - even though the Cyprus singer is from the UK too.

Do you feel extra pressure because Jemini did so badly last year, scoring 0 points?
Not really, it's actually the opposite. I can't really do any worse than them, unless the judges start taking points away!

Have you bumped into Terry Wogan yet?
I've met him a few times before, but he's not out here until this evening. I'll be doing his radio programme tomorrow, which should be fun.

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