Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 26 – Montenegro
Vladana – Breath
Vladana’s songwriters get an extra point from me before I deep dive into this song – by having the nuts to write...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 25 – Moldova
Zdob şi Zdub & Fraţii Advahov - Trenuleţul
In years to come, the 'Trenuleţul' video will be played in Dignitas waiting rooms to help customers...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 25 – Moldova
Zdob şi Zdub & Fraţii Advahov - Trenuleţul
Back when I was considerably younger, Zdob si Zdub were considers the bonkers young things in the...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 24 – Malta
Malta will be represented this year by Aidan singing his song Ritmu. It’s a cracking slice of pop flavoured with Latin rhythms and reggaeton,...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 24 – Malta
Emma Muscat - I Am What I Am
A great voice with dubious quality control delivers a slice of mechanically recovered, relentlessly competent, forgettable pop....
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 24 – Malta
Emma Muscat - I Am What I Am
OK it’s time for a Phil rant.
Dear TVM, my second favourite broadcaster, if you are going to...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 23 – Lithuania
Your honour, I present to you the latest example of an artist that’s bigger than their song. I wrote about the phenomenon a couple-or-three...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 23 – Lithuania
Monika Liu - Sentimentai
While it's tempting to dismiss this as the Lithuanian shot at recreating the spirit of 'My lovely horse', by the end...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 23 – Lithuania
Monika Liu - Sentimentai
Another song in this endless farrago that reminds me of something else. This one is, seemingly, a downbeat rehashing of this:
Crossed...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 22 – Latvia
Citi Zēni - Eat Your Salad
If someone had told me this song was written by two teenage boys who spend their out of school...