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Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 22 – Latvia

I’ve a lot in common with Citi Zeni; like them I also enjoy eating my veggies and saving the polar bears. I love that...
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Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 23 – Latvia

Folk me, Latvia has had a folking dreadful run of songs for most of the past decade. Only Aminata has managed to save them...

Latvian Eurovision pirates totally terrifying in a bad way

As Roy might say, 'Shit my old boots!' It was totally terrifying in a bad way. Shambolic in the extreme, their singing - or...

For I have returned and the world will be sorry… mwah...

Yes the wilderness is over and I'm even tempted to return to the contest itself next year as the finances are looking less ropey....

Phil’s Day 1 Round up for 2023.

The main question is, am I Anna Ford or Reggie Bosenquet? - Yeah, you lot have no chance of knowing who they are. From what...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 – Part 21/37 – Latvia

Sudden Lights - Aijā Latvia, factfans, have only qualiied twice from their respective Semi Final in the last thirteen contests.  But why is that? -...

6 February – I wasn’t innocent, I know

It's always a tough ask, when you take part in the contest the year after your country does well. This might be because your...

Latvia, San Marino and Macedonia, our first triptych of the day

And we're off! Or Here We Go as they say in Latvian. We just managed to catch the final run through of PeR still...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Latvia

When did the Latvians lose their Eurovision way? Back in their upstart days, we had rocky little numbers from Brainstorm. As recently as 2015,...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 21 – Latvia

Bur Man Laimi by Tautumeitas Eurovision’s rules permit though don’t mandate a maximum 6 people on stage. Tautumeitas are squeezing in all of their allowance....