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...
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...
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...