Phil’s Eurovision countdown 2025 – Ireland
IRELAND – Laika Party – Emmy
It’s a song, yeah, about a dog that’s very definitely dead and been in space, having a party (Somehow!).
Bearing...
Nick “does” 2025 – Netherlands (The)
NETHERLANDS (The) – C’est La Vie – Claude
When I was about 12, I wrote a short essay/poem about a rollercoaster for English class at...
Eurovision CountDown 2025 – Results are in and it’s surprised us!
After several thousand words of guff, 148 sets of votes with no collusion (Cos we are honest here, guv) and several minutes of taking...
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: Norway is familiar
NorwayKyle Alessandro – Lighter
From the land of fjords, fish, and fantastically committed Eurovision entries comes Lighter, Norway’s solidly middle-lane offering courtesy of Kyle Alessandro—a...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 – Part 24/37 Malta
Malta - Mariana Conte - Serving
So Malta had this wheeze, right, that they would have a song in their final which was all about...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 32 – Slovenia
How Much Time Do we Have Left by Klemen
Last time I was with you I was pondering the troubled fate of Serbia in...
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....
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Malta is just slaying
MaltaMiriana Conte – Serving
Ah, Malta. That plucky island nation whose Eurovision strategy seems increasingly based on handing the keys to someone young, eager, and...