Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Belgium
Eliot from Belgium is performing a song written by the guy behind 2017's 'City Lights' - and there is a certain similarity in tone....
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 26 – Moldova
This is almost a cracking little Eurovision song: dark and moody with the hint of rejection from the video and the lyrics. It follows...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 38 – Spain
Are there any more passionate fans of Eurovision than the Spanish? Every year they get behind their entry with high expectations and unwavering gusto...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 26 – Moldova
“When you can't find the music to get down and boogie all you can do is step back in time” sang Kylie. The Moldovan...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Sweden
I get the impression SVT has been treading water. They've wanted to stay in the top ten, but it felt too soon for a...
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...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 19 – Iceland
This is “literally” the marmite song of this year. Hatari are trying very hard to be a complete juxtaposition or an enigma wrapped in...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Parts 33, 34 and 35. ...
Romania
There is a strong argument that this got through on the back of the fact that 2/7 of the jury had a complete change...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 35 – San Marino
Of all the returnees to Eurovision in 2019 it was probably the return of Sergey Lazarev for Russia that grabbed the most attention, but...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 20 – Ireland
There’s an argument that Ireland has lost their former spark, from the time in the 90s where they could barely put a foot wrong...