An Open Letter To BBC Eurovision … revised
We first published this article in January 2019.
Dear BBC Eurovision,
We need to talk, you and I.
January's reveal of the six hopeful recordings left a good...
Eight in running for Czech choice
Česká Televize has shortlisted eight songs to represent The Czech Republic at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. It's now down to online fans to...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 39 – Sweden
Look, I could sit here and type a lengthy dissertation about how predictable and formulaic Sweden’s Melodifestivalen has become, but to be honest it’s...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Slovenia
When I saw Zala and Gašper perform this at the EMA, I really didn't like it. They were so intense, so young and looked...
Ireland – This used to be my playground
Despite (apparently) dealing with a tooth infection, Sarah was all smiles on her pop art stage singing her heart out for Ireland today, and...
Swedish TV names 2019 Eurovision hopefuls
The Swedish Eurovision national selection - Melodifestivalen - is widely regarded as one of the best. Sure, it has its critics, but in Sweden,...
Fancy a Eurovision flutter?
Each year a handful of countries arrive at the Eurovision Song Contest, weighed down by expectation. They're already under pressure to perform as early...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 10 – Czech Republic
It’s taken a while, but after a painful journey of awful rock, strained ballads and a cartoonish play on minority ethnicity, the Czech Republic...
Duncan Laurence going Dutch for Eurovision
AVROTROS today named the Dutch Eurovision 2019 hopeful. 24-year-old singer-songwriter Duncan Laurence has landed the job. Details of his song will follow in early...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 16 – Germany
One of the trends of recent years has been to set up bootcamps for budding Eurovision songwriters, bringing together promising composers to pool their...