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Eurovision Countdown 2025: Malta is just slaying

MaltaMiriana Conte – Serving Ah, Malta. That plucky island nation whose Eurovision strategy seems increasingly based on handing the keys to someone young, eager, and...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 13 – France

Évidemment by La Zarra. Every year I lament the rum luck of the French, the nation who I think has been one of the most...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 42: Ukraine – 1944 by Jamala

  The last time we saw Jamala was in 2011, attempting to represent Ukraine with an annoyingly catchy ditty called Smile, which it was hard...
Latvia

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 24 – LATVIA

Funny Girl by Laura Rizotto We’re more than halfway through this year’s Countdown now. Are you still keeping up? With so many competing entries it’s...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2021 – Part 24 of 39 –...

As a diabetic, I am often quite wary of sugar in all its forms, so when I listen to this song, I have the...
Waylon

Phils Eurovision Countdown – Part 33 – Netherlands

I was on the radio the other day with the sainted Alisdair from OGAE UK, and the equally divine Lisa-Jayne Lewis from ESCInsight, both of...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 – Part 30/37 – San Marino

San Marino - Gabry Ponte - Tutta L’Italia Oh do I have a lot to say about this.  First of all, I’m pig sick of...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 15 – Germany

Blood and Glitter by Lord of the Lost. Despite having a recent win in 2010 it’s difficult to describe Germany’s attempts to adapt to modern...

Nick “does” 2025 – Greece

GREECE – Asteromata – Klavdia Dear reader, in spite of my best efforts I did not get six reviews pre-scheduled in advance of the Easter...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Montenegro

If you do nothing else with the next 24 hours, watch this video. There's much grabbing of air and forced grinning. None of the...