2018
Yearly Archives: 2018
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 17 – GERMANY
You Let Me Walk Alone by Michael Schulte
After having waited so long for a second victory, Lena’s 2010 win with Satellite must already seem...
10 April – We gonna ra-pa-pap, ra-pa-pap
OK, I went for quirky yesterday. I might have gone safer today. Or I might have gone quirkier today. Or I might have picked...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Italy
Since coming back to the fold, RAI has done well at Eurovision. Last year, everyone was so sure we'd be packing our bags for...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 24 – Israel
I am generally not a believer in so-called “Fanwank” – those songs that fans love so much that it drives them blind with desire,...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 16 – GEORGIA
For You by Iriao
Quietly, unexpectedly, late on New Year’s Eve, Georgian ethno folk and jazz band Iriao were announced as this year’s entrants. It...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 15 – FRANCE
Mercy by Madame Monsieur
After two good results from internally selected entries it was a surprise to see a return to a national final in...
9 April – Let’s experience your stories again
I know you like quirky here. I hesitate in using the term 'novelty' as no-one wants to be seen as a novelty. But quirky...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Montengero
It takes mere seconds to believe this is a song you'll only hear once at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest.
The video throws every cliche...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Belarus
Most years, the Belarusian entrants stab at singing in English provides an unitended giggle, last year they stayed native, and it paid off. This...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 14 – FINLAND
Monsters by Saara Aalto
After turning around her fortunes so impressively on the UK X Factor the BBC should have snapped up Saara Aalto for...