Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 29 – MONTENEGRO
Inje by Vanja Radovanović
There was a time a rousing Balkan ballad would commonly feature amid the top 5, but those days are long gone....
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 28 – MOLDOVA
My Lucky Day by DoReDos
Few would have predicted a third-place finish for Moldova last year, but the simplicity of their playful performance, combined with...
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...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Netherlands
Much as the Irish love their male-voiced ballads, the Dutch have set themselves up as 'that flat bit of Europe that brings country music...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 27 – MALTA
Taboo by Christabelle Borg
Watching the Maltese final, you’d be forgiven for forgetting there are any songs and that the whole thing is just an...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 26 – MACEDONIA (FYR of)
Lost and Found by Eye Cue
Having a good friend who’s part of the Macedonian delegation means there’ll always be a little place in my...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 32 – Norway
I can’t even get through this song without punching something – and that really is a problem when you have tickets to sit in...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Greece
The requirements set down by broadcaster ERT were simple. This year, their Eurovision song had to be performed in and sound Greek. On both...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 25 – LITHUANIA
When We’re Old by Ieva Zasimauskaitė
With 50 competitors and about 700 rounds it’s very easy to get lost in the Lithuanian final, although somehow...
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...