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Countdown Countdown 2018

Countdown 2018

OnEurope gives its opinion on the 42 songs competing in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest.

Czech Republic

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 11 – CZECH REPUBLIC

Lie to Me by Mikolas Josef Fans who like to keep an eye on the Eurovision betting odds will notice something unusual this year, with...
Sennek

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 8 – Belgium

Both parts of Belgium seem to be getting this contest at last.  After all, even the UK is borrowing one of their backing singers. Sennek...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 38 – SLOVENIA

Hvala, Ne! by Lea Sirk Some performers talk of how, should they feel a bit of stage fright, they create a persona that allows them...
Malta

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 28 – Malta

If ever there was a country that assigned its entries on the basis of performers taking their turn, rather than proving ability, it’s Malta....
Eleni

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Cyprus

I'm going to put aside the fact that Panick Records seem to film all their Eurovision videos in much the same big room, this...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Finland

I was late to the party. By the time Saara Aalto released her third Eurovision contender, the world had spoken, and 'Monsters' was their...
Eye-Cue

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown Part 15 – FYR Macedonia.

FYR Macedonia are often victims of being themselves in this contest.  They seem to be stuck between a rock and a hard place, believing...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Portugal

Host nation, playing on home turf. A winsome little number - Cláudia Pascoal sings in that over-emotional style that makes it hard to call her...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 14 – Estonia

It's rare I meet or interact with anyone on my wavelength for more than 2 seconds, but in this instance our beloved Mo has...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 41 – Sweden

And so, dear friends, we are now at the third last song in this mammoth piece of writing! - Sadly, though, it's that camp...