26 August – I intend if I may, to have a...
That thing when you get all keyed up to represent your country, and what happens? Not one country puts you in your top 10....
28 July – Want a piece of me, listen carefully
As you'll have seen from our birthday feature, all kinds of song have been on that stage. Some are well-crafted songs that might be...
29 May – I glide above every hardship
Performers of all ages have been seen on a Eurovision stage. It cam sometimes be a fun game to guess whether a performer looks...
21 May – There’s a word for love and for blame
There are, occasionally, times when you come across a song. There's nothing wrong with it, but you know it will sadly fail at the...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 – Iceland
ICELAND – Roa – Vaeb
The first time that I saw this I am reminded of this UK advert:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcsXtiN8-UY&pp=ygUUQWxpZSBpbnZhc2lvbiBraXRrYXQ%3D
Seemingly can’t sing, Look hideous and yet,...
Nick “does” 2025 – Iceland
ICELAND – Roa – Vaeb
My lovely late Mum used to work at a nursery back in the 1980s. It was almost certainly completely made...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 17 – Iceland
RÓA by VÆB
Look, I’ve tried to make it sound like the ligature æ in encyclopædia but the Eurovision website tells me the band’s name...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Iceland is shouty
IcelandVÆB – RÓA
VÆB arrive like they’ve just burst out of the warm-up slot for a junior DJ battle at Reykjavík Pride, and frankly, they’re...
16 March – Crystal champagne, pearls, porcelain
Just occasionally, we get songs that break the mould. A song so different that it has to be seen to be believed, and our...
Söngvakeppnin 2025 Results
In a change from previous years they have dispensed with the superfinal element (good) and have gone for a straight televote and jury mix.
Yeah...