2018
Yearly Archives: 2018
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 35 – Romania
Romania have a good record in this contest and, as I have said for ages, will win this contest in a rolling 5 year...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – San Marino
Following a national selection process that had very little to do with either San Marino or its national broadcaster and everything to do with...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part…29 lets say. Portugal
OK I admit it, i missed out Part 29 in my counting methodology so lets call Portugal 29 and say no more about it.
In...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 39 – SPAIN
Tu canción by Alfred and Amaia
Aw, who doesn’t love a good old Eurovision romance? Chanée and N'evergreen. Julia and Ludwig. Dima Bilan and himself....
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 38 – SLOVENIA
Hvala, Ne! by Lea Sirk
Some performers talk of how, should they feel a bit of stage fright, they create a persona that allows them...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 37 SERBIA
Nova Deca by Sanja Ilić and Balkanika
It’s a return to Eurovision for Serbian composer Sanja Ilić, having been behind Yugoslavia’s 1982 entry Halo Halo....
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Iceland
What happened to Iceland? They always seemed to get Eurovision, but then things went wrong. So often they missed out on a place at...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 36 – SAN MARINO
Who We Are by Jessika feat. Jennifer Brening
The Sammarinese selection for 2018 felt overly complicated from the start. With little time on my hands...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 35 – RUSSIA
I Won’t Break by Julia Samoylova
Russia’s rather quietly returned to Eurovision after a withdrawal in 2017 clearly designed to gain maximum PR and embarrass...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 34 – ROMANIA
Goodbye by The Humans
It feels odd to say a song doesn’t have a competitive edge when it’s already the winner of one contest, but...