Not quite live from the first dress rehearsal
Hello Oneuropeans! I'm just watching the first dress rehearsal of the final! I won't do a live or rolling blog, as That Phil will...
Lucie Jones wins UK Eurovision ticket
Lucie Jones has beaten five other hopefuls to sing for the United Kingdom at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest.
The BBC aired its national final,...
Malta Song for Europe – Full results
I'm not in Malta. I've never been. I knew someone who went and they came back with a nasty cold, so there's a lesson...
Sverige – vi har ett f*cking resultat!
OK, it’s about time I pulled my finger out (of where?) and started some writing for that Phil. It’s usually Melodifestivalen that drags me...
Serbia – knee deep in Eurovision
Serbian TV being one of the last to show its hand, seems to have listened to everything else that has been produced this year...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Croatia
Croatia – My Friend by Jacques Houdek
Jacques Houdek has been within grasp of the Eurovision stage once before, competing for the opportunity to represent...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Poland
Poland – Flashlight by Kasia Moś
Poland has become something of a barometer of the divide between a jury and a public vote. Famously the...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – United Kingdom
Never Give Up On You by Lucie Jones
The coincidence of being British, and of alphabetical order, means that I always get to finish my...
This is something of a Greek tragedy
Now my first review of this song back in the midst of time, didn't go down well with some Greeks on a forum.
They ain't...
UK is going for gold
Ooh UK is brilliant! Lucie does so well. She’s alone in a mustard/gold-coloured dress, and she’s standing on a complicated erection, which has a...