Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 36 – Serbia
Whenever i hear strings at the start of a Balkan song, my heart sinks, because it means another heartfelt ballad about something depressing. For...
lreland – See Srbuk – Strip it back a bit
There were so many elements to the staging of Sarah McTernan's performance that it came across as overwhelming.
Thankfully, and perhaps surprisingly, the vocal wasn't...
Armenia – it’s all a bit … edgy
Srbuk was left alone on the stage in this performance, and the stripped-back look on screen suited the vocal to a point, but there...
Today at the Games – Day 1 and 2’s Local news...
So, as Daz Sampson so elequently put it, what *did* we learn in school today ... well over the last two days? The answer...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 40 – Switzerland
The Swiss dropped their 'Entscheidungsshow' as a selection format this year, officially for budgetary reasons, though with only two qualifications in eight years (one...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 39 – Sweden
Look, I could sit here and type a lengthy dissertation about how predictable and formulaic Sweden’s Melodifestivalen has become, but to be honest it’s...
San Marino – What nightmares are made of
In a land far away from this one live the Eurovisionistas. Their fantasies fuel contests filled with Carola (or anyone else Swedish).
One cold night,...
Greece – They’ve got it going on
And by it, I mean everything. Because that's what the Greeks had on stage today. Literally everything. It was like fire sale at the...
Portugal – c/f Iceland
Again, the question has to be asked if this is indeed art! It certainly comes to something in this contest when Conan and his...
Estonia – Problems abound.
You know what you are going to get with Victor Crone: a solid performance from someone who knows when to look at the camera...