Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 16 – Germany
One of the trends of recent years has been to set up bootcamps for budding Eurovision songwriters, bringing together promising composers to pool their...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 6 – Azerbaijan
Despite being wonderfully grumpy on here over the years and in life in general, I do love the contest. It’s a showcase of songwriting...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – France
Requiem by Alma
Every year I bemoan the fact that France has rarely been rewarded for the diversity she has brought to Eurovision. Their entries...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 24 – Moldova
Soarele şi Luna by Pasha Parfeni.
It’s lovely Pasha from 2012! Who wasn’t beguiled by his Pied-Piperesque Lauter as he led us all a merry...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Switzerland is trying
Switzerland
Zoë Më – Voyage
Hosting Eurovision once is exciting. Hosting it twice in a row? That’s how broadcasters end up selling off studio lights and...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 8 – Croatia
Croatia is a strong contender in 2019’s Fire/Desire Cup, rhyming "having a dream, as beautiful as it is extreme" and "not as crazy as...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 42 – Switzerland
The Swiss have been consistently performing under-par with their songs of late and they have been suffering from the 'UK Disease' of not getting...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Albania
With a recently-updated video and polished production, Eugent sounds like one of the strongest performers at this contest. Shoot me, if I say I...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 37 – Switzerland
Tout l’Univers by Gjon’s Tears
It’s either a brave or a foolhardy artist who illustrates their work with a car crash. The temptation to compare...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 19 – Iceland
This is “literally” the marmite song of this year. Hatari are trying very hard to be a complete juxtaposition or an enigma wrapped in...