Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Macedonia (FYR of)
Dance Alone by Jana Burčeska
Every now and then a song comes along which completely bucks the trend of history for the country it represents....
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 5 – Austria
Cesar Sampson, Austrian through and through, has got this song, right, and he’s trying to meld two of Austria’s favourite styles of music ......
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 17 – France
There are around 30 and 45 seconds between each song so imagine your national commentator (of choice) telling you about this song. It’s by...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 34 – ROMANIA
Goodbye by The Humans
It feels odd to say a song doesn’t have a competitive edge when it’s already the winner of one contest, but...
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 7 – Belgium
Eliot continues an almost annual run of Belgian competitors drawn from one or other of the local 'Voice Of' shows, the fifth of the...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 21 – Israel
I know it’s not a beauty contest but the first thing that struck me about Kobi was his face. It looks very mesmeric, but in...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 37 – Slovenia
You need to go all the way to 2001 and Nuša Derenda’s 'Energy' for the last time Slovenia graced the Top 10. In the...
Nick’s Countdown – Austria and Azerbaijan
AUSTRIA
I feel like I’m getting to that time of life where every so often a question gets asked that punches me repeatedly in the...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 16 – Greece
Last Dance by Stefania
Should everything go tits-up with travel plans the half-Dutch Greek singer Stefania might be one of the few performers able to...