Romania: maybe not Goodbye quite yet
Gosh. Romania. I wasn’t expecting that. This is high-concept performance, sweetie. Yes, but is it art, darling?
Cristina is clad in a purple floor-length gown,...
Monty goes to Amsterdam: Eurovision in Concert
I’m on my travels again, OnEuropeans. After the preview party in London I’ve headed to Amsterdam for the huge Eurovision in Concert. The preview...
It’s Franka going crazy for Croatia
Franka will sing for Croatia at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. She co-wrote her song - 'Crazy' - with Branimir Mihaljević.
She's previously taken part in...
Eurovision 2018: A game of two halves
There are 104 days to go until the great and good of Europe (and bits beyond) gather in Lisbon to compete in the 2018...
Latvia … still as funny as …
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To me, and this is clearly only my opinion, Laura doesn't have the facial expressions or the kind of voice to...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 9 – CROATIA
Crazy by Franka
Croatia is another country that has flirted with a few years of success, only to back off again, and with 5 non-qualifications...
Croatian Crazy talk
Mr Phil was away getting a coffee, so he left me in charge, and armed with just thirty selective seconds of footage (and a...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Norway
When Rybak brought 'Fairytale' to Eurovision, it was clear he'd be leaving with the trophy. And he's quickly become Eurovision royalty. Like Johnny Logan...
It’s loud and I like it
The Hungarian boys from AWS now and this will wake anyone up who perhaps nodded off during the commercial break that precedes them. They...
Controversial piece number 318 – Saaaara Aalto
This song ... well ... it really does need some words to describe it, I guess.
The first set of words I'm going to use...