Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 28 – North Macedonia
North Macedonia has a trend to reverse. It’s a trend for not getting to the final. In fact, since Karolina took them there in...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 12 – Finland
Cha Cha Cha by Käärijä.
Stop the clock, Anneka! We have our winner. Or mine at least. This is FABULOUS!
There’s something gorgeous about the sound...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2024 Part 2 – Armenia
“I will dance, and you will watch” sings Jaklin, the grown-up version of the little Jako in the song’s title. The line immediately reminds...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2024 Part 33 – Spain
Spain brings a delightfully – and visually – cheeky swipe at the double standards applied to men and women in Zorra. The cleverness of...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Lithuania is a fug of despair
LithuaniaKatarsis – Tavo Akys
You know that one guy in your uni’s indie society who never took off his coat, even indoors, and wrote poems...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 – Part 34/37 – Sweden
Sweden - KAJ - Bara Bada Bastu
Words will not do this justice. This is winning the whole damn thing.
Phil's Score - 12 Points. (If...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 – Part 13/37 – France
La Zarra - Évidemment
Time for my dad joke
Teacher - Johnny, can you tell me a sentence with fascinate in it?
Johnny - Yes miss, My...
Eurovision Countdown 24 – Armenia according to Mo
This is something of a departure for Armenia after a few years of relatively mainstream pop and dance bangers. It’s far more ethnic and...
Eurovision Countdown 24 – Sweden according to Mo
One thing is clear, SVT don’t plan on having to stage this two years in a row.
It’s back to the pretty-ish boy funk-pop that...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 25/37 – Moldova
One of my colleagues and esteemed writing team member asked the question “ Have we all been sleeping on Moldova?” earlier this week and...