Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Romania
There was much fuss when Ester Peony won the Romanian national final despite scoring low with the viewing public. But she's put all that...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 22 – Italy
Everything about this pleases me no end. The song is catchy pop, with a lightly Arabic feel. The singer being Italian but of Egyptian...
Poland – oh do try, for God’s sake!
Reassuringly, some things never change ... and this song is one of them. The girls from Tulia were dressed in the same costumes as...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Bonus Part – Ukraine
What? Well, you didn’t think I was going to let something this juicy go unreviewed, did you?
As we embarked on this year’s national final...
Moldova – Sky fits heaven
Having put all their money into the sand/snow art, means Moldova have to rely on long shots. At the first rehearsal, many assumed the...
EBU admits Eurovision vote screw up
The EBU has admitted they used an incorrect jury result for the 2019 song contest, causing scoreboard changes.
The correction confirms North Macedonia topped the jury...
All change at the Eesti Laul
A new producer will ring changes in the competition that picks a song to represent Estonia at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest.
This time around, there...
Who’s in the running for Romania?
TVR has named the 24 entrants for their Eurovision national selection contest. Selecția Națională will this year take place in late January and early...
Lithuanian TV fines absent singer €2000
Sasha Song is €2000 out of pocket after pulling out of a Lithuanian Eurovision selection show at the last minute.
The 35-year-old singer was due...
The Lithuanian bus rolls on
Another week of song and show from Lithuanian broadcaster LRT. The crud has been ditched and the stakes raised as we enter the second...