Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 21/37 – Latvia
Tautumeitas - Bur Man Laimi
As you know, dear reader, I’m currently holed up at His Majesty's National Health Service, declared medically fit but in...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Luxembourg is nostalgic
LuxembourgLaura Thorn – La Poupée Monte Le Son
Luxembourg takes a second bite of it's return from Eurovision exile apple with a song that feels...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 20/37 – Italy
Volevo Essere Un Duro by Lucio Corsi
I was made, with a bit of cojoling, to watch Sanremo 2025 so I could say “I’ve been...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 20 – Italy
Volevo Essere Un Duro by Lucio Corsi
Not gonna lie, in a Sanremo line-up I largely enjoyed this year I was not only disappointed but...
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...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 19/37 – Israel
New Day Will Rise by Yuval Raphael
Right - let’s address the elephant in the room. This song is here, it’s eligible, Kan have...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Lithuania is a fug of despair
LithuaniaKatarsis – Tavo Akys
You know that one guy in your uni’s indie society who never took off his coat, even indoors, and wrote poems...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 20 – Italy
Volevo Essere Un Duro by Lucio Corsi
Not gonna lie, in a Sanremo line-up I largely enjoyed this year I was not only disappointed but...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 19 – Israel
New Day Will Rise by Yuval Raphael
Here we go again. I’d hoped the situation between Israel and Gaza would have been sufficiently improved...
Phil’s Eurovision countdown 2025 – Ireland
IRELAND – Laika Party – Emmy
It’s a song, yeah, about a dog that’s very definitely dead and been in space, having a party (Somehow!).
Bearing...