Countdown 2026

Croatia heads to Vienna with LELEK and ‘Andromeda’, chosen through Dora 2026 after winning both their semi-final and then the final itself. That alone...

Bulgaria – Dara – Bangaranga.  Jesus we’re only a tiny bit into this year’s Eurovision lot and already I feel like I’ve been suffocated by...

Bulgaria’s return to Eurovision after a three-year absence comes via DARA and ‘Bangaranga’, chosen through BNT’s rather elaborate three-part national selection. That alone gives...

Bulgaria - Bangaranga - Is quite a mess.  Remember Unicorn (Israel 2023) ? One of the complaints about the song was that there were at...

Belgium - Dancing on the Ice - Is not bad.  Really, it is not a bad song, but somehow it feels like they run out...

Belgium – Essyla – Dancing on the Ice.  Image my disgust, dear reader, when I checked the lyrics out and realised that this song was...

Belgium’s 2026 entry is ESSYLA with ‘Dancing on the Ice’, revealed internally by RTBF in February. It feels like a fairly deliberate piece of...

Azerbaijan - Just Go - is supposed to be a big ballad A ballad is not a bad thing. A good ballad will stir your...

Azerbaijan – JIVA – Just Go. I don’t, dear reader , usually launch into an expletive-laden rant but fucking hell fire, Azerbaijan, what the holy...

Azerbaijan’s 2026 entry is JIVA with ‘Just Go’, internally selected by İTV and set for the first half of the second semi-final. That already...