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Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 38 – Spain

Much as it loathes me to say it, the Spaniards have finally come up with the goods. For the first time in what seems like...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Bonus Part – Ukraine

What? Well, you didn’t think I was going to let something this juicy go unreviewed, did you? As we embarked on this year’s national final...

Sweden – Too late for losing?

So, for reasons known only to the Eurovision firmament (and possibly Christer Bjorkman), the Swedes have once again secured almost the same staging used...

Austria – In living colour (oh wait)

The question that ran through my mind was: has this been hiding in plain sight? Paenda has just completed her second run-through and she...

Denmark – Has she got the motion?

Click + above to see what is lacking in this performance: a Simon Snorkel lift to get Thumbelina Leonora into her chair. She actually...

Romania – Clearly never on a Saturday

The phrase "a nag set to music" was surely coined for this song. Ester seemed to make this feel like hard work and despite...

Moldova – Alyosha wants her staging back

So, after a hearty lunch (chicken in a pitta with hummus and salad, thanks for asking!), I came back and had to do some...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 37 – Slovenia

The songwriters clearly looked back at the last couple of years and said: 'Belgium do depressed and seem to do well. Let’s have a...
Luca Hanni at Eurovision 2019 in Tel Aviv

Switzerland – Hit me with your Cuba Libre!

First off, apologies about missing Lativa, It's not deliberate. I had a mountain of work to do, but did take advice from people at...
Carousel at Eurovisioin 2019 in Tel Aviv

Latvia – Time gentlemen, please

Mr Phil, is busy elsewhere in Tel Aviv, so we've had a shout around and asked for opinions on the Latvian song - up...