Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 13 – Finland
Not only do I not have my finger on the pulse of popular music, but it seems I don’t even have it on the...
16 August – The angels and demons side by side
It's opening song time again. And not just any old opening song. Oh no. This was has a special place in Eurovision history. It...
Another drive-by…
Switzerland the next to catch my beady gaze, and well... Sinplus are like little Duracell bunnies, aren't they? They've just been doing exactly the...
LIVE BLOG – Semi Final 1 – First dress rehearsal
Join us live here from 16:00 local time (2pm, UK/Portugal - 3pm Western Europe) to hear what we make of the first dress rehearsal...
All these words we’ll never never never change
What's this I hear you cry? Another random video? Well it could either be because there's a dearth of birthdays. Or it could be...
11 June – A life without colours – that’s not you
It was always interesting when our friends at the EBU relaxed the rule about singing in your own language. Obviously, where most songs are...
Finland – is it all in my head?
The last time I said something about Finland, I was picked up in by least three online newspapers it transpires. If they are watching,...
7 September – Is this a fantasy or just a sad...
Finland. Who doesn't love Finland. A land of content people, vast expanses of nature and a language many people have been know to find...
23 October – He knows each European country by heart
It's fair to assume that if you win a Eurovision semi-final, the chances are that you will do very well in the Grand Final....
Nothing much better than Finland
I said in my countdown that Finland would go big in the arena and by golly I was right. This is a great piece...