Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 7 – Croatia
Poison Cake by Marko Bošnjak
Well, here’s a thing. Marko Bošnjak is evoking the campiest of schlock horror traditions with this tale of a...
Nick “does” 2025 – Denmark
DENMARK – Hallucination – Sissal
Denmark haven’t graced a Eurovision final since Leonora sat on her high chair in 2019, and I think that’s the...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 11 – Estonia
Espresso Macchiato by Tommy Cash
As Eurovision fans pore over 2025’s offerings one genre keeps rising to the fore: the ‘joke’ or ‘novelty’ entry....
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 18 – Ireland
Laika Party by EMMY
A moment of disclosure here: when EMMY was in the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix in 2021, she found herself in...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 – Part 6/37 – Belgium
BELGIUM – Strobe Lights – Red Sebastian
I really disliked this song when it was originally entered in Eurosong 25. I couldn’t see the hype...
Nick “does” 2025 – Greece
GREECE – Asteromata – Klavdia
Dear reader, in spite of my best efforts I did not get six reviews pre-scheduled in advance of the Easter...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Italy is Italian
ItalyLucio Corsi – Volevo essere un duro
In a year when seemingly others have taken it up on themselves to serve Italy at Eurovision, Italy...
Nick “does” 2025 – Lithuania
LITHUANIA – Tavo Akys – Katarsis
As implausible as it may seem for someone for whom 99% of my musical gamut revolves around “have Birthe...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 – Part 33/37 – Spain
Spain - Melody - Esa Diva
God almighty I hate Spanish Eurovision. Every yea, they trot out the same old lines about their songs being...
Nick “does” 2025 – Ukraine
UKRAINE – Ziferblat – Bird of Pray
Until Luxembourg’s return last year, Ukraine held the proud record as the only country to have taken part...