Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2026 – Part Fifteen – Georgia

Georgia - On Replay.  There are people in the fandom, stupid people for the record, who think that the Junior version of this contest needs...

Shai’s Eurovision Countdown 2026 – Part Fifteen – Georgia

Georgia - On Replay - is the banger which makes me smile.  Bzikebi represented Georgia in Junior ESC of 2008, which they also won. 18...

Eurovision 2026 Review: Georgia

Georgia’s 2026 entry is Bzikebi with ‘On Replay’, internally selected by GPB and set for the first half of the first semi-final. The headline...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2026 – Part Fourteen – France

France – Monroe – Regarde! Finland is an object lesson in how to write and stage a song with a purpose – to do nothing...

Shai’s Eurovision Countdown 2026 – Part Fourteen – France

France- Regarde ! - Is the equivalent on a musical showstopper Popera is a unique Eurorvision genre. Every year you have at least one song...

Shai’s Eurovision Countdown 2026 – Part Thirteen – Finland

Finland - Liekinheitin - Is the hot favourite to win I think we can split the reaction to the Finnish song into 2 camps. The...

Eurovision 2026 Review: France

France has opted for youth, theatre and a full dose of Frenchness in 2026, sending 17-year-old Monroe with ‘Regarde!’. Selected internally by France Télévisions...

19 April – Good thoughts melt the ice in the hearts...

Do you remember the contests back in the 1980s? They were a different affair to now, with countries often finishing in similar positions year...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2026 – Part Thirteen – Finland

Finland – Linda and Pete – Liekinheitin Now this is more fucking like it.   There were only ever two songs in UMK for me and...

Shai’s Eurovision Countdown – Part Twelve – Estonia

Estonia - Too Epic To Be True - Is just outdated.  In 2005 they represented Switzerland with Cool Vibes, which is still one of my...