Sanremo – it’s like a musical test match!
I normally eschew Sanremo because I haven't got the energy to devote five nights to an interminable show full of songs and "fun" in...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 19/37 – Israel
New Day Will Rise by Yuval Raphael
Right - let’s address the elephant in the room. This song is here, it’s eligible, Kan have...
Bookies have a new favourite for Eurovision 2017
Betting on the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest will peak in the next 24 hours, and after months of what looked like a one-horse race,...
Italy – Taking flight
Nick: Italy in a bucket.
“Can we have ‘Rome’ please, in blues and golds?”
“What do you mean, ‘Rome’?”
“Oh, you know. Rome! Google Image it, you’ll...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 24 – Malta
Serving by Marianna Conte
I've got a secret you should know, come a little close, I'll whisper slow… Psst! Malta knew exactly what they were...
Swiss army drafted in to help with Eurovision 2025
As Basel prepares to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, the city is implementing unprecedented security measures. Simultaneously, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has...
This is something of a Greek tragedy
Now my first review of this song back in the midst of time, didn't go down well with some Greeks on a forum.
They ain't...
I have a minor problem with Aminata
And it is only a minor problem – there’s not really anything that you could have sensibly called this song. You look at songs...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 2 – Armenia
Future Lover by Brunette.
A song about imagining your future lover is a great concept that speaks to us all. Who hasn’t lost themselves in...
Live Blog: Eurovision 2010 First Semi Final Rehearsal
Welcome one, welcome all to our first ever live blog (in this format) of the first Semi Final of the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest!!...