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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...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 31/37 – Serbia

I’ve got to admit, dear listener, that I confused Teya Dora with Teya from last year when I first saw her name in the...

AVROTROS issues Eurovision statement

Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS has issued a statement outlining events that resulted in the disqualification of the Netherlands from the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. Statement The statement...

Iceland Leads Calls to Bar Israel from Eurovision 2024

Calls for Israel's exclusion from the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest have emerged,  from Icelandic musicians and organisations. The Association of Composers and Lyricists of Iceland...

Latvia – Kicking off in the Baltics.

Just when you had had your fill of Baltics for one evening, they come at you thick and fast.  Latvia, known latterly for failing...

Olly releases “Dizzy” for all to see.

So, After the tease that Olly and the BBC put out a couple of weeks ago, we finally get the official press release from...

Eurovision Countdown 24 – Lithuania according to Mo

For two minutes, Silvester had me. Sure, the vocals might not be the strongest, but there’s time to work on that. The low-end national final...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 16/37 – Greece

People of a certain age will remember this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UCQoooRWoc Where the lovely Judith Chalmers and Chris Kelly swan off across parts of the world that you...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 36/37 – Ukraine

Only a charlatan or a stupid person would still claim that Ukraine are going to score well in this contest.  The reason why I...