Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 42: Ukraine – 1944 by Jamala
The last time we saw Jamala was in 2011, attempting to represent Ukraine with an annoyingly catchy ditty called Smile, which it was hard...
Congratulations, I have arrived
Gratulerer Stockholm, I am in you.
Uncharacteristically I am the first of the On Europe team to arrive this year. “What’s with the early doors?”,...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 34 – Russia
Now, for the clever among you, I’ve not written these in order, but presented them in order – i’m clever like that!!
Now, listening to...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 36 – Serbia
Now sitting in the hotel preparing to fly out to the European festival of populist song, I asked myself, “When did Serbia get good?”
The...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2016 – Part 33 – Poland
When one looks up the word “trolling” in the internet dictionary, surely a massive picture of Michał Szpak with massive flashing lights comes up....
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2016 – Part 31 – Norway
Clearly in the Boaty mc Boatface theme, Norway have chosen “Icebreaker” by Agnete. No, not the one from Abba, a 21 year old that...
Random videos – A lament to a missing nation
We’re all still getting to grips with a late absence in Stockholm next week. This is not to discuss whether what happened was right...
I got to be … accredited
As Roy Castle famously didn’t sing… If you want to be the best, If you want to beat the rest…. Accreditation’s what you need…...
Eurovision 2016 – Italy – Francesca Michielin to Stockholm
The italian song.... eventually.... After the winner declined, the runner up of San Remo said " oh ok then"
https://youtu.be/NXE-aTIIG30
Eurovision 2016 – Czech Republic – Gabriela to Stockholm
Video only because there was no final for the Czech Republic.
https://youtu.be/0L2imZRo6NY