14 January – We’ll never hear the voices that stop us
As we know, only one act can win the big prize each year at our favourite TV show. But some of the performers that...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Sweden is warm and wet
Sweden
Kaj - Bara Badu Bastu
Sweden, Eurovision’s perennial overachiever, has finally decided to stop pouting in profile and start smiling. Bara Bada Bastu, performed by...
Melodifestivalen 2019 has started, Have you seen it yet? – First...
So, fans of Europe, the time has come. Six weeks from your favourite broadcaster, SVT, to get you worked up into a frenzy every...
26 November – Everything you know just disappears
What do you think about the modern day system of giving jury and televoting results separately? It sets out how differently those two elements...
Sweden – bet on the red?
Primary colours seem to rule in Sweden. Not only is Tusse in red (with some sparkly bits that I thought were Christmas tinsel at...
Serbia. OK, I was wrong, AGAIN
When I first reviewed this for the site's Countdown I gave this song 1 point because I didn't understand it. As with The Netherlands...
A velvet box? A poster? Who would send that shite?
1980 was a weird year. Europe decided that a couple of tragic twins and a singing penguin man would finish ninth. A song called...
Spain Chooses Chanel for Turin. well Spain didn’t but read...
So here we go then with the Spanish selection for Eurovision. Eight songs that have qualified from First and Second semi finals do battle...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 31 – Portugal
While it’s delightful to be able to follow all the national finals nowadays (and I’ll be returning to those after the Contest for the...
FdC 2021 – 2nd Semi Final qualifiers in full.
The results of the 2nd FdC 2021 Semi Final are now known - they didn't announce the jury and televote split (shame) only the...