Is Bulgaria beyond the bones or beyond the pail?
'This song is going to be a difficult watch for a Tuesday night,' said Ewan from ESCInsight and yer know what? He's absolutely right.
This...
Serbian striding and strutting
Hhm. Serbia’s not great. Musically this has plenty to stand out, but visually they’re making a bit of a fist of it. There’s some...
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...
Monteneg-no
Just like on Wednesday, this catches me in my rehearsal lull, where energy levels are low and I'm start to wonder why I'm still...
Latvia … still as funny as …
<insert your own punchline>
To me, and this is clearly only my opinion, Laura doesn't have the facial expressions or the kind of voice to...
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...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 16 – GEORGIA
For You by Iriao
Quietly, unexpectedly, late on New Year’s Eve, Georgian ethno folk and jazz band Iriao were announced as this year’s entrants. It...
Taking the Hacksaw to Eurovision Semi 2
Now that we've seen all of the songs in the Eurovision semi-final shows here in Lisbon, we asked our occasional contributor-at-large Roy D Hacksaw to give...
Smells like team spirit
There's a whiff of desperation in the air and it's heading our way from San Marino. After having a strop when the latest incarnation...
What does the web predict for tonight’s semi-final?
Tonight, Eurovision Song Contest fans get to settle down with the first slice of the 2018 competition. Nineteen songs will compete for ten Grand...