Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 10 – Czech Republic
It’s taken a while, but after a painful journey of awful rock, strained ballads and a cartoonish play on minority ethnicity, the Czech Republic...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 36 – Serbia
Whenever i hear strings at the start of a Balkan song, my heart sinks, because it means another heartfelt ballad about something depressing. For...
Nick’s 2021 Eurovision Countdown – France
FRANCE - Barbara Pravi - Voila
Intimate and grand. Quiet and in-your-face. Low-key and melodramatic. Minimalist and enormous. Margo and Franck Ol… no, hang on,...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2021 – Part 23 – Malta
F**king Excellent...
You want more? I don't think words can do this song enough justice. It is just classier than almost anything else in this...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 2 – Armenia
Rosa Linn - Snap
Armenian public telly clearly knew when this Countdown was starting, because they waited till almost the last day. They also seem...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 25 – Moldova
Zdob şi Zdub & Fraţii Advahov - Trenuleţul
Back when I was considerably younger, Zdob si Zdub were considers the bonkers young things in the...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 39 – Ukraine
Kalush Orchestra - Stefania
If the current world situation were not happening, this would be a review shouting at UA:PBC for being complete dicks in...
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...