23 April – The rhythm is all gone
What is it with some countries that takes years out of our favourite TV show? They're in, they're out... To be fair, finances pay...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 – Part 24/37 Malta
Malta - Mariana Conte - Serving
So Malta had this wheeze, right, that they would have a song in their final which was all about...
Albania – oooh look it’s a list of songs for your...
I appreciate that it's not a very exciting list, but here are the twenty-four songs that will excite you over the Christmas period. This...
Albania – What was that?
Next Thursday, Albania follows Russia onto the stage. And if you thought Sergey went big on effects, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Unfortunately, the...
Croatia – Are you having a laugh, love!
Oh my actual god…. She’s wearing some sort of dress that is beyond silly. It’s all feathers and silver and open backed so Nina...
12 July – My heart looks for a station, and in...
It's a thing these days that many songs are in English, or at least partly in English. Some fans are old enough to remember...
Street Life
Phil: Now bear in mind, come Thursday, Europe will have just seen Jon Lillygreen and made them cry - they they would have had 90...
13 September – Beat after beat, we looked in vain for...
Do you prefer a song in a language you can't understand? If you can speak English you're always in luck with the songs taking...
14 April – There are only two ways to live your...
Singer, writer. It's a well-trodden path. If you're a singer worth your salt, you may have dabbled in songwriting too. It implies that you...
A few first impressions …
Right, so we got here ridiculously easily and had no hassle at all until yesterday when there appeared to be both a general strike...