Eurovision Countdown 24 – Czechia according to Mo
Aiko brings an eighties American punky girl band vibe to Eurovision. I sort of expect the vocals to be ropey live, but I’m not...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 39 – Sweden
I walked past John Lundvik at Media City in Salford and nearly kicked over his Diet Coke. That might be the high point of...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 14 – Georgia
Echo by Iru.
“Words are useless, especially sentences” sang Madonna on Bedtime Stories. It’s a mantra Georgia’s Iru has adopted, even singing about two thirds...
Nick’s Countdown – Belgium and Bulgaria
BELGIUM
There’s a very specific category of artist that I have a particular problem with in this contest, and Hooverphonic is pretty much the entirety...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 10 – Czech Republic
We Are Domi – Lights Off
This has all the hallmarks of a perfectly competent studio track that just won't work on the HUGE Eurovision...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 20 – Israel
Michael Ben David - I.M
If you are reading these in order, you will have just read me slating the Irish for an identikit-by-numbers song...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Hungary
Origo by Joci Pápai
Look, I’ll be honest with you. I’ve been to Budapest and I liked it. It’s cheap as chips, they do really...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 17 – Greece
Greece’s mighty qualification record suffered only its second ever blow last year as Yianna Terzi’s unmistakably Hellenic Oniro Mou languished in 14th place. The...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2021 – Part 36 of 39 – Sweden
The very essence of the Swedish selection, Melodifestivalen, is a local song contest for locals where the winner just happens to go to the...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 37 – Sweden
I was left decidedly nonplussed after this year’s Swedish Melodifestivalen. I’ve watched every year for over a quarter of a century and even though...