15 July – Once more, the moon has come
Opening a contest. Is there anything more daunting? Well, being on second or sixteenth is no fun as those positions have never won. However,...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 7 – Croatia
Mama ŠČ! by Let 3.
Well!
On the surface Mama ŠČ! seems to follow a Eurovision blueprint for the “joke” entry. A troop of middle-aged men...
25 December – And once again boats sail down the Danube
If you're not confident on stage by yourself, what do you do? Well, you get some pals up there with you. You know they'l...
7 June – Roses and horses in the rain
Our friends in Croatia have had their ups and downs over the years. It's been mainly downs lately although there has been a recent...
Croatia opens submissions for Dora 2026
Croatia’s broadcaster HRT has officially opened the call for entries to Dora 2026, the competition that will decide the country’s representative for the Eurovision...
Eurovision Results Extra: Friday edition
Mr Phil will be your host for the upcoming weekend of Eurovision Song Contest goodness, and you'll get your usual round-up of results when...
Croatia: Where’s the pleasure gone?
Back when Mia was picked to sing the Croatian Eurovision song this time around, I felt sure she had something special. A simple song,...
1 September – Let the fiddler play on the strings of...
The fortunes of countries come and go. You can tell some are gearing up for a win. And once they have, they revert to...
Street Life
Phil: Now bear in mind, come Thursday, Europe will have just seen Jon Lillygreen and made them cry - they they would have had 90...
second semi final result in Croatia
Well this one was a lot better than the first semi final - though that would not be very hard! this was the one...