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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.

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – France

Let's start the Countdown week with our first Big Five entry. La France. Bilal Hassani will tip up in Tel Aviv with a song written...
Pavilion 2

Tel Aviv confirmed for 2019 Eurovision Song Contest

After months of speculation, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) today confirmed Tel Aviv as the host city for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. The...

Hungary for success? – A Dal has served up a first...

When one looks back though the Eurovision year, the six week festival of A Dal in Hungary isn't up there with the likes of...
Sarah McTernan

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 20 – Ireland

There’s an argument that Ireland has lost their former spark, from the time in the 90s where they could barely put a foot wrong...

Sweden – Sooner or later

Earlier in the day, we were told Sweden and Austria would switch places. This wasn't the case and John's massive pair of hair straighteners...

Azerbaijan – Chingiz CAN

Chingiz can certainly do no wrong as far as I’m concerned (and lots of people in the Press Centre … and even the non-gays!) This...
Roko

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 8 – Croatia

Croatia is a strong contender in 2019’s Fire/Desire Cup, rhyming "having a dream, as beautiful as it is extreme" and "not as crazy as...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Croatia

The first lines suggested promise, but things went quickly downhill. And as for those wings - there is one word that fits - No. And...
Chingiz

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 5 – Azerbaijan

Chingiz’s sexuality is the exact embodiment of what this song is. It wants to be everything; both Middle Eastern and disco stomper, and yet...

Swiss TV gives first taste of the 2019 songs

If you simply can't wait another minute for something new from the world of Eurovision, brace yourself. Although Swiss TV is picking its song without...