Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 – Estonia
ESTONIA – Espresso Macchiato – Tommy Cash
There are times, dear reader where the words 'Oh DO fuck off' are entirely appropriate... and this is...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 26 – Netherlands
C’est la Vie by Claude
A new crop of Eurovision songs each year brings the opportunity to discover hitherto unknown artists and explore their wider...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 38: Slovenia – Blue and Red by...
“How can I mix red and blue together?” muses ManuElla. Well, they come up quite nicely together in a bruise, I’d say. Thankfully ManuElla’s...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Ireland
Dying to Try by Brendan Murray
Poor old Ireland has been clinging onto a once almost unassailable record number of wins for over 20 years...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Israel
Of all the performers taking part in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest, Netta is the one I see as being truly able to use...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Sweden
Many felt that this year was a bit of a miss for Melodifestivalen - the Swedish national selection. It came over as more of a...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Cyprus
Last year, CyBC entered a run-of-the-mill song that I'd heard a hundred times before. It nearly won the contest. And much of the credit...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Ireland
Everything about this suggests RTE are treading water. Fair enough the broadcaster came under fire and pressure to boycott the Tel Aviv contest. Rumour...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Malta
Plinky plonky reggage-lite quickly morphs into yet another 'Fuego' clone, inexplicably followed by a downbeat chorus. It makes for an uncomfortable mix. Things only...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Parts 23 and 24 – Latvia and...
Two for the price of one - aren't you lucky? Well ... no ... as the picture above must surely suggest, I'm unimpressed.
Latvia
In a...