Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 26 – Montenegro
Vladana – Breath
Vladana’s songwriters get an extra point from me before I deep dive into this song – by having the nuts to write...
Second Semi Final over in Estonia.
Having had one of my faves removed in the first Semi Final I was hoping that Plaksuta would get through to the final next...
Belgium – Is he holding back?
Rehearsals are just for that, rehearsing, and in the first run through where Jeremie has to hit the high glissando he fell off it...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 39 – Ukraine
Even as Ukraine’s national selection Vidbir was taking place Russian troops were assembling along its borders. It seemed entirely fitting that the winning song,...
Bulgaria….. READY?
So it seems that the Intelligent Music Project have been listening to the theme of the ITV hit show Gladiators...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tr8dEiuVd4
repurposed it for Eurovision and...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 38 – Switzerland
It’s a return to the sad and introspective numbers now for our weeping Bear from Switzerland. Marius ponders the male relationship with crying and...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 22 – Latvia
Citi Zēni - Eat Your Salad
The whole point of a joke entry is to make the listener laugh. This song does not do that,...
Will the real Georgia please stand up?
Circus Mircus came to their press conference wearing masks – of course, why wouldn’t they!
They opened by saying how much they enjoyed their first...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 15 – Georgia
Circus Mircus - Lock Me In
Mr Hacksaw said to me in passing when this song came out: "people are going to have trouble describing...
Serbia completes line-up for 2022 Eurovision preselection
Last night saw the second of two semi-finals to pick a song to represent Serbia at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. Pesma za Evroviziju...