6 April – Some things in life we should treasure
If you're a singer, it sometimes helps if you have a second string to your bow. Some who have taken part in Eurovision have...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 37/37 – United Kingdom
As tradition is, and because it;s the last one alphabetically, we move to the home country, United Kingdom. Olly Alexander has been pilloried by...
Ukraine II
If Portugal put me in a coma, The Ukraine snapped me out of it by slapping me round the face and going "Top 4...
Romania gives us guns, Ukraine gives us head
“I can’t hear my ears!” yells Ilinca from Romania as she starts to yodel at the start of Romania’s rehearsal. There will be those...
Go_A working on songs for next Eurovision
Ukrainian electro-folk group Go_A have said they are working on five songs they hope to have considered for the next Eurovision Song Contest.
The group...
Vidbir 2023 – Bombproof but will the songs be?
Ukraine TV (Suspline) are, somehow, managing to have a national final with televoting and jury. They are going to be hosting it in, I...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 36 – Ukraine
Bird of Prey by Ziferblat
With three wins and an unblemished qualification record since their debut in 2003 Ukraine is Eurovision’s most successful late...
The Netherlands – They aren’t U2
Though they think they are from the video that I have seen. Their main problem is that the song is boring and the staging...
19 June – Can’t you see, the writing’s on the wall?
You may know that there's some sports tournament taking place in Dima Bilan's homeland at the moment. Many of the usual suspects are there....
8 April – To a place without fear, with no moonlight
We're all missing a Dutch interpretation of a 21st Century contest, but at least we'll get one in 13 months time. It'll be here...