Monty goes to the London Eurovision Party
Thursday saw the 2018 London Eurovision Party, the original preview party, now in its 11th edition. Once more I was on hand to help...
Are German TV Execs bored of Christmas already?
Well if you remember, not so long ago, we published the long list of German candidates? No? - well you should refresh your memory...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 10 – CYPRUS
Fuego by Eleni Foureira
After struggling to qualify for the latter half of the 00s, Cyprus has mixed up their styles for the past few...
Albania picks Eurovision song for 2018
As is tradition, the first singer and song to go public for Eurovision next year comes from Albania. Even though the Austrians have revealed...
Why Your Favourite Song Isn’t Going To Win Eurovision 2018
Yep, it’s that point of the year where we closely examine the respective chances of all this year’s aspiring Eurovision songsmiths to ascertain what their...
Ukraine – I’ve *literally* run out of words
Literally run.out.of.words. Melovin starts this performance in a piano - yes *in* the piano itself, surrounded by some sort of rib cage effect. He...
Portugal – Not Fado but Fad-ish
There are two schools of thought on this.
Mine is that this song is a 2:38 moan by one girl about the other girl's dead...
It’s Christabelle’s turn to sing for Malta at Eurovision
The Malta Eurovision Song Contest tends to reward those who persist. Especially if your name is Borg. And so it was for Christabelle (Borg)...
Yoorop’s living a celebration
Spanish TV has confirmed it will revive a previously successful format to pick its next Eurovision representative.
Operación Triunfo is a reality-show talent contest which...
Is it time to rethink Melodifestivalen?
For years, it's been touted as the gold standard of Eurovision national selections. Swedish broadcaster SVT has been organising the Melodifestivalen for as long...