Eurovision Countdown 24 – Norway according to Mo
Imagine, if you will, one of those dark and brooding scandi-noir detective dramas turned into a three-minute rock song. And you have ‘Ulveham’.
It’s dramatic,...
Warming to Norway
Phil: Finally - something that is worth all the pain that I have gone through today to get to a decent song. This has...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 31 – NORWAY
That’s How You Write A Song by Alexander Rybak
Gigliola Cinquetti, Anne Marie David, Elisabeth Andreassen, Carola, Niamh Kavanagh, Dana International, Charlotte Perrelli, and Lena...
6 August – My dream
We have another opener today. I always comment on how difficult it it to open a show, even if you get more access to...
NRK’s eighteen for a fight to the death?
NRK have announced, with a bit of fanfare, the eighteen songs that will take part in the MGP 2024. The first stage, those Semi Final...
12 January – I try act cool, but I’m boiling, feeling...
Imagine the scenario. You're part of an act that wins their national final, and gets the lucky golden ticket to some fine city in...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 27 – Norway
Gåte are what you get by mixing Norwegian folk music with modern rock. They have quite a pedigree in this niche Norwegian scene and...
So what the hell happened in week five?
Let's start on the firmest of firm Eurovision Song Contest ground - Sweden.
Melodifestivalen
Their second Melodifestivalen heat provided us with Dotter going through to the...
Day 5 – Norway to Israel
Norway – first rehearsal report here
Continuing with another delegation that is highly prepared and Norway’s Tix delivers three excellent runs through. Like Lithuania and...
14 December – Come dance with me tonight
As you'll know, Eurovision is a very fickle thing. Just ask Portugal. Or Austria. Or even the Netherlands. You can languish in the semi-finals...