Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 30 – San Marino
Tutta L’Italia by Gabry Ponte
I called France’s Louane as arguably the biggest artist in this year’s Contest but there’s no doubting who has...
Nick “does” 2025 – Albania
Zjerm – Shkodra Elektronike
Now, I have to start with a little confession. Traditionally I find it hard going to start these countdowns, because working...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Luxembourg is nostalgic
LuxembourgLaura Thorn – La Poupée Monte Le Son
Luxembourg takes a second bite of it's return from Eurovision exile apple with a song that feels...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Portugal is warm
Portugal—so often the earnest, acoustic soul of the contest—has delivered something this year that feels neither desperate nor overwrought, which in Eurovision terms is...
Nick “does” 2025 – Luxembourg
LUXEMBOURG – La Poupee Monte Le Son – Laura Thorn
“And so I wrote a song, la la la lalala, ‘bout how you did me...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 34 – Sweden
Bara Bada Bastu by KAJ
Nåjaa!
So this is unexpected. I spent most of February giving out to everyone who’d listen (and quite a few...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Greece is restrained
GreeceKlavdia – Asteromáta
Greece occasionally tires of sending identikit bops in borrowed clubwear and remembers it has centuries of rich musical tradition to draw from....
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 4 – Austria
Wasted Love by JJ
An early appearance for one of the favourites for 2025. Austria is right at the front of the pack with the...
Nick “does” 2025 – Iceland
ICELAND – Roa – Vaeb
My lovely late Mum used to work at a nursery back in the 1980s. It was almost certainly completely made...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Sweden is warm and wet
Sweden
Kaj - Bara Badu Bastu
Sweden, Eurovision’s perennial overachiever, has finally decided to stop pouting in profile and start smiling. Bara Bada Bastu, performed by...