Phil’s Eurovision countdown – Part 14 of 39 – Georgia
The whole feel of this song is a Georgian song for Georgian people. It’s basically a bald beardy man, not looking into the camera...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 20 – Italy
Zitti E Buoni by Måneskin
Måneskin turned this year’s Sanremo on its head. It’s not unusual for a competing song to gain momentum across the...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 33 – Serbia
Loco Loco by Hurricane
I don’t recall ever finding a late-night chip shop as we stumbled out of the Belgrade EuroClub in 2008, so I...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2021 – Part 7 of 39 – Croatia
The Croatian song starts a run of three days with songs that I actually like which (spoiler alert) stop with that shit from Denmark...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 18 of 39 – Ireland
When my late mother was still with us, and I’d been naughty at school, she’d often say (amongst other things) that she’d wrapped my...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 20 of 39 – Italy
This should not be my thing at all - for starters I was of the opinion that Italy should never ever grace the contest...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 30 – Romania
Amnesia by Roxen
Maybe it’s all the alcohol she was drinking before getting on the blower last year, but Roxen has a memory blank this...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 12 – Finland
Dark Side by Blind Channel
It’s only really Finland that’s made a success of rock at the Contest (and even then it took a band...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 21 – Latvia
The Moon Is Rising by Samanta Tina
You have to feel for Samanta Tina. Having tried 5 times to represent Latvia, and another twice for...
Nick’s Countdown – Austria and Azerbaijan
AUSTRIA
I feel like I’m getting to that time of life where every so often a question gets asked that punches me repeatedly in the...