2018
Yearly Archives: 2018
Monty goes to Amsterdam: Eurovision in Concert
I’m on my travels again, OnEuropeans. After the preview party in London I’ve headed to Amsterdam for the huge Eurovision in Concert. The preview...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 30 – Moldova
If imitation is the best form of flattery, then Moldova must be basking in self-glory, as they have clearly decided that the recipe to...
15 April – Got it deep inside
It seems I'm stuck in semi-final limbo at the moment. Yes, I could have picked other birthdays today, but sometimes those unlucky semi-finalists are...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Croatia
Putting aside recent controversy about how much of this song was cut and pasted from a backing track that the creator seems to have also...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 28 – Malta
If ever there was a country that assigned its entries on the basis of performers taking their turn, rather than proving ability, it’s Malta....
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Malta
As a veteran of the Malta Song for Europe competition, Christabelle has long since proven she's got the vocal chops for Eurovision. It's a...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Serbia
It kicks off like one of those entho-wailers from the middle of the last decade. And then the first verse kicks in and it...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 27 – Latvia
The keen-eyed among you will have worked out that this should have been part 26 but hey, that's life!
Now if you are named after...
13 April – Cold and dim are the skies
As you will have read yesterday, some decent songs stay in the semi-finals. Some dross rightly remain there too, but it just shows how...
12 April – Your kiss is like a, like a
Eurovision isn't all about winning. For every winner these days, there are around 40 who don't win. And a proportion of them don't even...