Sanremo – it’s like a musical test match!
I normally eschew Sanremo because I haven't got the energy to devote five nights to an interminable show full of songs and "fun" in...
Making up the numbers.
I can't win whatever I write - so am writing nothing. It's entered, it's here - you choose what you do with it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJYn09tuPw4&pp=ygUWSXNyYWVsIEV1cm92aXNpb24gMjAyNA%3D%3D
Eurovision Countdown 24 – Slovenia according to Mo
The Slovenians never seem to be trying to win Eurovision. There was a time when they'd play along with the rest of us and...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 26/37 – Netherlands, The
This is everything you think it is, and yet nothing like you think it is.
At first look, this is the classic Marmite song, a...
Eurovision 2024 enthusiasm wanes in Germany, soars in Sweden
With the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest just days away, a recent UK YouGov Eurotrack survey reveals intriguing trends in viewership and public perception across...
Netherlands 2024: A Blend of Diversity and Innovation
Despite electing a far-right party into power, the Dutch Eurovision Song Contest 2024 entry promises to blend diversity and inclusion.
Record-breaking interest
AVROTROS, the Dutch broadcaster,...
Is it Keiino time in Norway?
The final heat of three in Norway's MGP has taken place. This is the one with fan favourite Keiino taking part with an, admittedly,...
First semi final result in Croatia
Not a lot to say about this one to be honest - it was a dire show which was only livened up by 20...
Eurovision Countdown 24 – Estonia according to Mo
Most years, we get a song like this – an entry that a kinder (but equally clueless) hack might describe as a ‘mixed age’...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 6/37 – Belgium
In stark contrast to Azerbaijan which I reviewed yesterday, this is much more like it!
Mustii was announced months before the contest and we were...