1 December – Without a doubt I’ll follow you
Has the free language rule signalled the death knell for some languages? It's true that songs in Italian and Portuguese have won in the...
Austria to Russia, lunch and inside the arena
I've been thrown by an early lunch break. I was waiting for Croatia to post it with Austria only to find they were having...
26 January – Dreams in the hearts, which are dull and...
Legend is a word used way too much these days. Someone can spend three minutes on a stage, sing a song in a mediocre...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 4/37 – Austria
“I am a child, a child of the eighties” – no no, Marie Myriam did not sing that in 1977, but ever since I...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 4/37 – Austria
Austria – Teya and Salena - Who the hell is Edgar?
When a now, thankfully, defunct twitter account (Who might be ORF) “leaked” 15 seconds...
Austria – It’s a NO from me!
I need to declare an interest in this – I liked this song…. note the past tense there…. Zoe now stands on a backdrop...
A Rare Midweek version of ” What the hell?”
Well, considering it's the last Wednesday before the end of the 2021 Eurovision Selection Season, that must mean no songs left... yes? Well HELL...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 4 – Austria
Halfway through the voting in Lisbon it looked like we might be heading back to Vienna, as Cesar Sampson unexpectedly won the jury vote....
22 February – And the cockroaches they live under the tiles
Eurovision is full of wonder. I often wonder why Schlager is so popular. Or why Carola is so popular. Or even why we never...
The Austrians questionable dress sense
On the Austrians come in what we're told will be 'national costume' - although the memo clearly didn't get to everyone as there tracksuits...