Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 35 – RUSSIA
I Won’t Break by Julia Samoylova
Russia’s rather quietly returned to Eurovision after a withdrawal in 2017 clearly designed to gain maximum PR and embarrass...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 24 – Israel
I am generally not a believer in so-called “Fanwank” – those songs that fans love so much that it drives them blind with desire,...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 29 – MONTENEGRO
Inje by Vanja Radovanović
There was a time a rousing Balkan ballad would commonly feature amid the top 5, but those days are long gone....
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 25 – LITHUANIA
When We’re Old by Ieva Zasimauskaitė
With 50 competitors and about 700 rounds it’s very easy to get lost in the Lithuanian final, although somehow...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 15 – FRANCE
Mercy by Madame Monsieur
After two good results from internally selected entries it was a surprise to see a return to a national final in...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 35 – Romania
Romania have a good record in this contest and, as I have said for ages, will win this contest in a rolling 5 year...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 21 – Hungary
I've been dreading doing this review for a number of reasons, not least of which being, I detest this song. To me, it's shouty...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 27 – Latvia
The keen-eyed among you will have worked out that this should have been part 26 but hey, that's life!
Now if you are named after...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 31 – NORWAY
That’s How You Write A Song by Alexander Rybak
Gigliola Cinquetti, Anne Marie David, Elisabeth Andreassen, Carola, Niamh Kavanagh, Dana International, Charlotte Perrelli, and Lena...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Australia
Phil has started at the far end of the alphabet with the United Kingdom of Stuff. I'm heading down under for Australia.
This is the...