French chic with a message
In contrast to Germany, France seems so classy, and Madame Monsieur have this all but perfected. They look good, they sound good, and now they...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 7 – Belgium
Eliot continues an almost annual run of Belgian competitors drawn from one or other of the local 'Voice Of' shows, the fifth of the...
4 April – There is a light guiding my way
An outfit. It's all about the outfit. Definitely all about the outfit. Oh, and there's a song to perform too. But, for some at...
Denmark – it’s as catchy as cholera
Just at the moment this started playing on my other screen, a Highways Agency van turned up outside my window and is, as I...
Icelandic bears
I like a man with a beard, and Iceland serves us up a whole stage full of them. Visually this is a riot of...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 18 of 39 – Ireland
When my late mother was still with us, and I’d been naughty at school, she’d often say (amongst other things) that she’d wrapped my...
29 September – Everywhere, where you look around people make music
We all know that some countries have a love/hate relationship with our favourite TV show. One or two in central Europe are currently taking...
Dressed for the part
This one has gotten a bit better as well now she is wearing her stage clothes - either that, of I have been sitting...
Belgian First Rehearsal
This is another one that was plagued by technical problems. Something is seriously wrong with the drummer!! They have a complete set of instruments...
