Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 17 – Iceland
Power by Diljá.
As we gather each new crop of Eurovision songs each year a set emerge that you’re delighted have made the cut. Equally...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 16 – Greece
What They Say by Victor Vernicos.
The inner torture of anxiety, depression and other mental health issues is a common trope expressed through music. You...
Mo’s Eurovision 2023 Countdown: Portugal
Where Poland blessed a decent song with a weak performer, Mimicat is someone who way outclasses her self-penned 'Ai Coração'.
This would surely be the...
Broadcasters lodge complaint with EBU over media access
Swedish journalist Torbjörn Ek has revealed the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has received at least eight complaints from broadcasters about the lack of media...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 – Part 26/37 – Norway
Norway – Queen of Kings – Alessandra
This is much more like it. Norway tends, as Wogan used to say, to either win or score nothing...
Mo’s Eurovision 2023 Countdown: Poland
I've watched the national final performance and then the official music video - the difference in vocal quality between the two might prove to...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 – Part 25/37 – Netherlands (The)
Netherlands - Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper - Burning Daylight
Last year I pissed off half of The Netherlands by stating that S10 was a...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 24/37 – Moldova
Moldova - Pasha Parfeni - "Soarele și Luna
In Malmo, ten years ago, I, through luck not of my own making, was in the Green...
Mo’s Eurovision 2023 Countdown: Norway
A bit of quasi-religious chanting and a husky-voiced vocal delivering something that has Eurovision written huge. There's even one of those whistle notes that...
Mo’s Eurovision 2023 Countdown: Netherlands
Mia and Dion have had a rough old time of it at home (and in fandom) since being picked for Eurovision.
The preview party performances...