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 14 – France
Bilal might be non-binary, but when it comes to voting for songs the only choice people have in the real world is binary. They...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – France
Let's start the Countdown week with our first Big Five entry. La France.
Bilal Hassani will tip up in Tel Aviv with a song written...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 13 – Finland
I’m of the understanding, thanks to some people who know about music (Roy), that Darude is (or at the very least was) something of...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Finland
One thing in Darude's favour - he won't be using the fool who staged the Finnish song in 2018.
The UMK performance made excellent use...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 12 – Estonia
Time to declare an Interest here. I was at this final, I've stood next to the lovely Victor Crone - and he doesn’t half...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Estonia
This year, the national finals were largely crammed into February. And let's not forget that mad week in March when we were dealt an...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 11 – Denmark
Leonora, replete with her big chair, is the Danish entrant and we have the first of this year’s “less is more” songs. She manages...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Denmark
Blink, woman, blink.
If Leonora's Tel Aviv performance echoes the one she turned in at the Danish national final, she'll stand out for all the...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 10 – Czech Republic
If ever there was an band who you could imagine releasing a third album full of songs like this, it’s Lake Malawi. This is...