Sweden – A new broom sweeps clean?
I am told, from sources I trust, the new Swedish delegation (post-Christer-9-points) is “lovely and not at all Swedish”. Cornelia is equally lovely. I...
Irish RTÉ considers national final for 2022 Eurovision
After ending last in the first Eurovision 2021 semi-final, the Irish broadcaster RTE is looking to make changes for the next Contest.
Head of the...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 29 – MONTENEGRO
Inje by Vanja Radovanović
There was a time a rousing Balkan ballad would commonly feature amid the top 5, but those days are long gone....
Australia – It’s servicable
The first time we saw this on Tuesday, I said that it was flat and today's twenty minutes have not made me think differently.
The...
Romanian misfiring
I wasn’t watching during the first run of Romania’s second rehearsal I’m afraid. I’m too busy being pleased about my lunch. Now that I’ve...
UK – am I making you proud, or could I do...
I did miss Portugal, but at least I’m here for the UK. The first go has tightened up many of the camera angles and...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Australia
Phil has started at the far end of the alphabet with the United Kingdom of Stuff. I'm heading down under for Australia.
This is the...
Here’s who (probably) WON’T be singing for the UK at Eurovision
It's that time of the year - Post-Eurovision Depression (PED) sets in. We fans amuse ourselves with unfettered speculation around who might (or might...
Sixteen songs make Latvian final cut
Not so long back, Latvian broadcaster LTV decided to let everyone hear the 33 of the 83 songs submitted for the 2019 Supernova show....
A mild rumbling in Bosnia
No the war hasn't started again, it's the Bosnian entry called Thunder and Lightning. Hmmm what do I say. I'd like to be able...