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2019

For 2019, we’re off to Tel Aviv, Israel in May. 41 countries are in the running to win the 64th Eurovision Song Contest.

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 37 – Slovenia

The songwriters clearly looked back at the last couple of years and said: 'Belgium do depressed and seem to do well. Let’s have a...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Azerbaijan

Chingiz smoulders in the promo video, while the production is typically Symphonix International - landing just the wrong side of room temperature. Azerbaijan is a...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Ireland

Everything about this suggests RTE are treading water. Fair enough the broadcaster came under fire and pressure to boycott the Tel Aviv contest. Rumour...
Luca

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 40 – Switzerland

The Swiss dropped their 'Entscheidungsshow' as a selection format this year, officially for budgetary reasons, though with only two qualifications in eight years (one...

Fight for the right to sing at Melfest 2019

Tonight saw the last heat leading up to the 2019 Melodifestivalen - the contest that picks a song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 41 – United Kingdom

The Countdown ends with the OnEurope home team - mostly because Ukraine dropped out. When the songs were announced for Eurovision: You Decide, some fans...

Croatian Eurovision song choice returns to Dora

After a run of less than stellar Eurovision results, Croatian broadcaster HRT has decided to reinstate its previous song selection format - Dora. The national...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Switzerland

Luca is about to give the Swiss their best result in years. It's not a big ask. The trite lyric tries way too hard and...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Estonia

This year, the national finals were largely crammed into February. And let's not forget that mad week in March when we were dealt an...
Hatari Bake Off

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 19 – Iceland

This is “literally” the marmite song of this year. Hatari are trying very hard to be a complete juxtaposition or an enigma wrapped in...