Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 25 – Moldova
Zdob şi Zdub & Fraţii Advahov - Trenuleţul
Back when I was considerably younger, Zdob si Zdub were considers the bonkers young things in the...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 39 – Ukraine
Kalush Orchestra - Stefania
If the current world situation were not happening, this would be a review shouting at UA:PBC for being complete dicks in...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 28 – North Macedonia
North Macedonia has a trend to reverse. It’s a trend for not getting to the final. In fact, since Karolina took them there in...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 12 – Finland
Cha Cha Cha by Käärijä.
Stop the clock, Anneka! We have our winner. Or mine at least. This is FABULOUS!
There’s something gorgeous about the sound...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2024 Part 2 – Armenia
“I will dance, and you will watch” sings Jaklin, the grown-up version of the little Jako in the song’s title. The line immediately reminds...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Azerbaijan is gloriously slippy
Azerbaijan
Magagama - Run with you
Magagama (not, as it turns out, a Pokémon evolution) offers up a track that’s equal parts time-travelling synth nostalgia and...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Poland is a pagan rave
Poland
Justyna Steczkowska – Gaja
Poland’s brought out the big guns this year. And by “big guns,” we mean Justyna Steczkowska—Eurovision veteran, reality TV mentor, high...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 – Part 2/37 – Armenia
Armenia – Brunette – Future Lover
I just want to find someone who likes me enough to kiss my face. No, no not me dear...
Mo’s Eurovision 2023 Countdown: Poland
I've watched the national final performance and then the official music video - the difference in vocal quality between the two might prove to...
Eurovision Countdown 24 – France according to Mo
The French either go ultramodern or old school. They’ve done better (in recent years) with the latter.
Slimane - someone who doesn't need the exposure,...