Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 38 – Serbia
Here we go again – Balkan Ballad mark 2 from everyone’s favourite Balkan county. I don’t know what it is with these types of...
So who has succeeded Slavko as the next Montenegrin to the...
Tonight you have had your answer.
The Montenegrins, clearly on a budget, had a five song final entitled "Montevizija" (harking back to the good old...
Macedonian mess and Croatian class
Macedonia
Macedonia (FYR) up now but we only get one showing in the press centre due to the feed not being ready, but one was...
Romania – Selecția Națională 2018 – Semi-final 4 results
The fourth Romanian Eurovision semi-final took place yesterday evening, in Turda. Twelve songs were in the running, with three spots in the final on...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 33 – PORTUGAL
O Jardim by Cláudia Pascoal
And now for the home entry from Portugal. Wow. Can you believe how many years we’ve been waiting to hear...
Romaniafestivalen? Those Romanians look North
It's true. The Romanians are starting their selection on 21st January. They have looked at the MF (or mello.. ugh) and gone, "you know...
Austria – Have we just seen a contender?
ORF have done a thing! Whenever I say things like that, my heart usually sinks and I hide behind the sofa crying mercilessly.
This time,...
Netherlands – Everyone’s got a little WTF in them?
Dear AVROTROS. Waylon had a perfectly serviceable song. He could have sung this on his own in faux cowboy gear and a stetson with...
Qualifiers draw their half for the Grand Final
The ten songs through to Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest final took part in a press conference and draw to decide which half of the...
The country that breaks ‘Eurovision Rules’
Rybak may claim to know the secret behind songwriting. Musicologists insist success at Eurovision is based on a 16-bar verse and chorus formula. Many...