2018
Yearly Archives: 2018
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Part 2 – Albania
So, after sorting out the UK and nailing some colours to the mast, it’s time to get through the other fourty-two in alphabetical order…
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Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Australia
Phil has started at the far end of the alphabet with the United Kingdom of Stuff. I'm heading down under for Australia.
This is the...
Hei fran Oslo! Monty goes to the Melodi Grand Prix
Hei fran Oslo, OnEuropeans! I’ve ditched that little old Swedish competition, because, you know, who really cares what wins it this year, and I’ve...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Part 1 – The United Kingdom
I usually start the countdown at the beginning, after all it is a very good place to start, but this year in a cynical...
15 March – You can act foolish
I had a massive choice of birthdays today. It'll give me plenty of birthdays for years to come. So you may be wondering why...
Eurovision Reference Group meet – not a lot to report, but …
After the 'on season' where fans enjoyed a deluge of new Eurovision hopefuls, it was time for the all-powerful 'Eurovision Reference Group' to gather...
14 March – It is burnt by napalm
Midweek. That time when last weekend is now a memory, and you may have made plans for the coming weekend. Drinking, dancing, or singing...
13 March – They’d just get beaten up
It's time we had a winner today. Just to remind us that every year in the Eurovision Song Contest, someone has to win. Whether...
I breathe close to you
Spare a thought for the act at any Eurovision Song Contest that has to perform first. What's the crowd like? Are they friendly? Is...
Georgia completes the 2018 Eurovision line-up
The last few days ahead of an EBU deadline to submit entries for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest saw Georgia as the last country...