3 September – Be strong, be free
Do you have a preferred size of venue? Do you wish our favourite TV show - and it is a TV show after all...
UK – Can we have Thursday’s rehearsal back please?
I'm going to be generous and forgive James his first run of this one, because he sounded out of breath from the start -...
19 April – In a hundred ways I’ll bring you love
Is it a day for you? Well, the sun may be shining, you're having a break from the daily grind, and you're reading this...
28 November – Do you listen to your teacher? No, I...
The 'novelty' song. Every contest has them. Just look at Carola. I joke. Carola has never been a novelty. But these songs sometimes do...
Ukraine – Is she going to show me your mum?
She does sound like she is singing that in the first couple of rehearsals but man, we like that lots. There is lots of...
Ukraine – I’ve *literally* run out of words
Literally run.out.of.words. Melovin starts this performance in a piano - yes *in* the piano itself, surrounded by some sort of rib cage effect. He...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 38 – Ukraine
Shum by Go_A
Ever since Kate Bush had the foresight to blend her own music with the majestic voices of the Trio Bulgarka I’ve had...
12 January – Why is it growing stronger?
It's only right that politics shouldn't really play a part in our favourite TV show. They often almost mix, but thankfully it's mainly kept...
Netherlands calm and steady
Netherlands up now. This is a gentle number, and to my mind a little on the pleasant but dull side, but it is very...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Netherlands (The)
Lights and Shadows by O’G3NE
There’s no better example than The Netherlands that the secret recipe for Eurovision is as simple as having a good...