19 November – No more, no more, no more, no more
It's always worth remembering that our favourite TV show is a contest for writers, not just performers. So maybe it's time it made more...
Eurovision: Take 2 – Alternative versions of 2021 songs
By now, you'll surely have tired of hearing the same old songs in the same old way, so why not dip your toe into...
8 November – I will study languages
Have you always been able to spot where an act's from, without hearing them sing, but just by looking at their stage act? It...
Nick “does” 2025 – Israel
ISRAEL – New Day Will Rise – Yuval Raphael
A recurring theme of the contest this year is double entendre. The Milkshake Man is neither...
Maltese meadow and Israeli struts…
There's a sentence I'll never again utter....
Malta
Is it a wheat field? Is it a cornfield? Is it a meadow? Does it really matter? This...
A sad goodbye from Israeli broadcaster to Eurovision
Tonight was the final broadcast from the Israeli Broadcasting Authority (IBA). As jury spokesman Ofer Shalom announced the results of a jury vote, he...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 21 – Israel
I know it’s not a beauty contest but the first thing that struck me about Kobi was his face. It looks very mesmeric, but in...
17 May – You’re hiding, breaking my body
It's good that many different genres of music make it to our favourite TV show. Could you imagine if all we got was, for...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 19 – Israel
Unicorn by Noa Kirel.
Who doesn’t love a unicorn? Whether it’s the all-healing powers of a horny horse throughout mythology or the latter-day adoption of...
I am Vinny Jo-o-ones, damn my aching bones…
…but before I’m done, I will show you Lewisham.
My problem with the Israeli entry, and I just can’t get past it, is that Nadav...