6 September – Why do we all just pretend?
Who wouldn't love to see a win by Cyprus? A contest in the sun, probably on the coast, and a place wanting to publicise...
8 April – Say a word and I’ll be there, say...
If in doubt, repeat some words in your song lyric. It can sometimes pay dividends. Or it can make it appear that your song...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Czech Republic
Czech Republic – My Turn by Martina Bárta
From the very, very first time I heard that clunking repetition in the opening line of this...
23 July – We don’t need a Hercules to bring a...
That thing where you hear a Eurovision song - pre-contest obviously - and think it could really challenge for the win when it gets...
23 July – We been through hell and back and all...
That thing where you hear a Eurovision song - pre-contest obviously - and think it could really challenge for the win when it gets...
27 June – You are my air, I’ll always care
Our friends in the Czech Republic have had an interesting time in our favourite TV show. As we know, the semi-finals are bloodbaths, and...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Azerbaijan
Skeletons by Dihaj
If you find yourself in one of those arguments about how far Eurovision has travelled in recent years, then this should be...
Denmark – heard it all before
We've moved! For the rest of the evening, we are parked in the adventure playground that is the press centre. As I speak, his...
Day 5 – Romania, Azerbaijan, and most of Ukraine
Romania – first rehearsal report here
Roxen’s put the work in and tightened up the parts of this that needed work. There are some much...
Cool and steady doesn’t win Eurovision
Rasmussen next up with his Viking ‘cut and paste’ from the Danish final. It’s IDENTICAL save for the addition of a large white flag...