2019 April

Monthly Archives: April 2019

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Switzerland

Luca is about to give the Swiss their best result in years. It's not a big ask. The trite lyric tries way too hard and...

30 April – Please, turn back to common sense and to joy

Do you like it when someone's called Mr Eurovision? Is it an overused term? Are the people who claim to have this title really...
Macedonia

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 29 – North Macedonia

Different position and country name this year, but are they are going to get the same result? I don’t think so. Tamara is singing a big...
Departure time

Eurovision 2019 – The rehearsal schedule

The OnEuropeans are packing their bags and haggling with the Post Office over exchange rates to make sure they've enough set by for cake,...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Sweden

I get the impression SVT has been treading water. They've wanted to stay in the top ten, but it felt too soon for a...
Conan Osiris

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 32 – Portugal

Portugal’s first hosting of Eurovision last year was a monumental moment. A moment many of us thought we’d never see. The prospect was tempting...
Tulia

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 31 – Poland

Poland’s most memorable Eurovision moment is 2014’s saucy milkmaids and buxom butter churners, a performance that spawned memes a-plenty but split audience opinion (the...
Keiino

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 30 – Norway

So, this is fun! I might gleefully embrace change at this Contest, and throw myself headlong at a contemporary entry, but Eurovision introduced me...

29 April – You toss us to-and-fro like sailboats in the wind

Could we have a win from 'Old Europe' this year? People are touting a win from the continent's western half, maybe even from as...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Spain

Last year, Spain drenched the stage with syrup and got what they deserved. This time around, Miki is taking things in a very different...