Vidbir 24 chooses it’s winner – but not yet….
Once again, despite awful conditions on the ground, Ukraine's broadcaster Suspline has managed to get a National final to the screens of Ukraine and...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 42 – UKRAINE
Under The Ladder by Mélovin
“The project MELOVIN started in Odesa in 2012. The name comes from a combination of the holiday Halloween and the...
11 April – The wind’s always there
We all know that the road to Eurovision is not always easy. All sorts of things can get in the way of that song...
Broadcasters call on EBU to exclude Russia from 2022 Eurovision Song...
Following the illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine, nine European Broadcasting Union (EBU) members have called for Russia to lose its place in the 2022...
2 October – Let’s speak dance
Occasionally, a song comes along that gets under your skin. It's not one you really like, as there are far better ones around. But...
Rehearsals, live in my own living room
With a good chunk of the team in place in Malmö it’s day one of rehearsals. The assembled press of Europe are crammed into...
Ukraine tries a semi approach – Miklos is the highlight? –...
As has become tradition Ukraine gets to present the earliest national final in terms of time known to man! - a 1700 GMT start...
Ukraine – time travel back to 1994
I don’t get this song.
Yes yes I know what it’s supposed to be and I know what it’s supposed to represent, but it totally...
The Seven Strangest Eurovision Venues Of All Time
So you might think that Ukraine’s chosen venue for staging this year’s contest is a little unusual. Indeed, to the untrained eye, a convention...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 36 – Ukraine
Heart of Steel by TVORCHI.
As my Countdown is alphabetical by country name in English, I always end on my home nation, the United Kingdom...