Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 39 – Sweden
Look, I could sit here and type a lengthy dissertation about how predictable and formulaic Sweden’s Melodifestivalen has become, but to be honest it’s...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 6 – Belarus
At 16, ZENA is the youngest competitor this year. Given she’s tried twice previously to enter Junior Eurovision for her country, we can probably...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Azerbaijan
Chingiz smoulders in the promo video, while the production is typically Symphonix International - landing just the wrong side of room temperature.
Azerbaijan is a...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 5 – Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan had an unblemished qualification record right up until last year, when Aisel fell short with the annoyingly titled X My Heart. To be...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Parts 23 and 24 – Latvia and...
Two for the price of one - aren't you lucky? Well ... no ... as the picture above must surely suggest, I'm unimpressed.
Latvia
In a...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Bonus Part – Ukraine
What? Well, you didn’t think I was going to let something this juicy go unreviewed, did you?
As we embarked on this year’s national final...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Latvia
When did the Latvians lose their Eurovision way? Back in their upstart days, we had rocky little numbers from Brainstorm. As recently as 2015,...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Russia
For some years, Russia was one of my favourite Eurovision countries. They brought something different to the party and could rarely be accused of...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 38 – Spain
Much as it loathes me to say it, the Spaniards have finally come up with the goods.
For the first time in what seems like...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – France
Let's start the Countdown week with our first Big Five entry. La France.
Bilal Hassani will tip up in Tel Aviv with a song written...