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Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 2/37 – Armenia

f you want ethnic, come to Armenia – or at least listen to this song.   To the untrained ear of the Eurovision viewer, this...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 31/37 – Serbia

I’ve got to admit, dear listener, that I confused Teya Dora with Teya from last year when I first saw her name in the...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 9 – Czechia

Kiss Kiss Goodbye by ADONXS Several artists of the class of 2025 have chosen to stylise their stage names in capitals, which makes it look...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 22 – Lithuania

Tavo Akys by Katarsis Well, this is cheery. Katarsis is, I’m informed, by a brief introduction on the official Eurovision website, an experimental rock band...

Eurovision CountDown 2025 – Results are in and it’s surprised us!

After several thousand words of guff, 148 sets of votes with no collusion (Cos we are honest here, guv) and several minutes of taking...

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...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Belgium

I can't deny this is my favourite song in the 2018 line-up. I don't completely buy into the 'Bond Theme' comparisons, if anything it...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 13 – Denmark

Ah, Denmark: the country whose Eurovision past is as rich as a full bodied Rioja ... punctured by the abomination that was Emilie De...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 21 – Hungary

I've been dreading doing this review for a number of reasons, not least of which being, I detest this song. To me, it's shouty...
Alexander Rybak. Photo: Indrek Galetin (EBU)

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...