Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 12 – Estonia
Time to declare an Interest here. I was at this final, I've stood next to the lovely Victor Crone - and he doesn’t half...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 16 – Germany
You’d have thought Germany would have learned something from their somewhat “accidental” fourth place last year with a song that I thought was a...
Eurovision fandom has its say on the Spanish pre-party
The last big Eurovision pre-party of the season - there's a smaller bash in Moscow still to come - found many of this year's acts...
Portugal kicks off 2019 Eurovision song search
The last item of order on a busy Saturday evening came courtesy of Portuguese broadcaster RTP. A traditional late evening slot was handed to...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 11 – Denmark
Leonora, replete with her big chair, is the Danish entrant and we have the first of this year’s “less is more” songs. She manages...
Qui va chanter? Listen to the French songs
France2 has revealed the songs and performers competing in Destination Eurovision - the competition that picks a song to represent France at the 2019...
Hungarian A Dal continues its journey
Now that the three first round heats have been completed in A Dal 2019, the eighteen qualified songs have been redrawn into two semi...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 20 – Ireland
It is politically incorrect to say that the first thing that popped into my head when I saw the Eurovision.tv picture of Sarah was...
RTCG picks five acts for national selection
Broadcaster RTCG has shortlisted five acts in its search for an entry for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest.
They didn't have much to go on,...
Iceland – But is it art?
Anyone who knows anything about this little shindig I'm at will be aware that Hatari are all over Iceland like a rash. Even little...