Eurovision Countdown 2025: Albania is ‘anguished’
Albania
Shkodra Elektronike – Zjerm
In theory, Zjerm has everything you'd expect from a classic Albanian Eurovision entry: anguished vocal lines, regional instrumentation, and a sense...
Nick “does” 2025 – Cyprus
CYPRUS – Shh – Theo Evan
A couple of years ago Spain sent a song with a title made up entirely of vowels, and it...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Netherlands is French
Netherlands (the)Claude – C'est la vie
Ah, the Netherlands. Never one to shout, scream, or combust theatrically on stage—they’ve gone and done a very Dutch...
Nick “does” 2025 – Latvia
LATVIA – Bur Man Laimi - Tantumeitas
Dammit, I’ve not prewritten this one! Alexia, I don’t suppose you’d be willing to… no? Ah, heck.
Now, a...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Serbia slumps
SerbiaPrinc – Mila
It begins, as so many Eurovision ballads do, with a solemn piano flourish and a voice that sounds like it’s recovering from...
Austria’s opera star goes full pop
High drama. Higher notes. JJ’s “Wasted Love” is the Eurovision aria you didn’t know you needed.
When Austria picked a 24-year-old male soprano with a...
What’s on when – Full schedule for tonight
It's time for the BIG show. The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest grand final. Wherever you're watching from, enjoy the show. And if you're watching...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Denmark … exists
DenmarkSissal – Hallucination
There’s a peculiar kind of Eurovision entry that feels like it was designed not so much to win as to simply exist....
Phil’s Eurovision countdown – Part 9/37 – Czechia
CZECHIA – Kiss Kiss Goodbye – Adonxs
In complete contrast to Cyprus that doesn’t know what it is, Czechia knows exactly what this song is...