3 April – The password, the password, the password, the password
Things got a little odd at the turn of the century. We were trapped in Nordic/Baltic Europe after time in the eastern Med. Countries...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2021 – Part 3 of 39 – Austria
For the second time in three songs I am disappointed. 'Amen' isn’t an expensive remake of this classic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gui9JWHsv-M
Instead, it's Vincent Bueno’s vehicle back to...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 2 – Australia
Technicolour by Montaigne
Montaigne is my Countdown’s first of many returning artists whose 2020 Eurovision dreams were brought to a juddering halt by Coronavirus. As...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown for 2021. Part 2 of 39 –...
Australia clearly didn’t feel the need to produce a video for this entry and they nicked the video from Sydney Pride and entered that...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 1: ALBANIA
Karma by Anxhela Peristeri
And we’re back! After the cancellation of 2020 I too sat out a year with my Eurovision Countdown, but – you...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown for 2021. Part 1 of 39 –...
The OnEurope 2021 Eurovision Countdown is like that Marshall Cavendish Partworks I lusted after as a child (Robert Carrier - Carriers Kitchen, as you...
30 March – But it’s hard to turn a new page
For some performers, it can be a long time between their selection, and the time they get to exercise their vocal chords on the...
23 March – In the abandoned churches, they prepare shelters
We don't always pick the recent stuff to celebrate birthdays. We have a long, rich and interesting history of songs. From the outstanding to...
21 March – I pick up the pieces
We all know those semi-finals can be bloodbaths. Yes, each song may have a better than average chance of qualifying but it can still...
18 March – If you cry, if you laugh, I’m with...
That thing where you get to represent your country must be great. Although you never get to take a trip abroad. Unless you're a...