20 August – I’m lying on the grass and dreaming
Are there any countries you'd like to see in the 2021 edition of our favourite TV show, that weren't going to be there in...
28 March – Do you hear my aggrieved silence the moment...
Do you miss Türkiye/Turkey? They weren't always every juror's favourite, but they did bring a little extra something to the contests they took part...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 28 – North Macedonia
North Macedonia has a trend to reverse. It’s a trend for not getting to the final. In fact, since Karolina took them there in...
Afternoon round up by Monty
Here’s a little catch up on the afternoon, and for anyone who was wondering my lunchtime salad and miso soup was delicious, if unsatisfying....
Russia goes Little Big at Eurovision 2020
After much fan speculation - mostly on which bundle of male talent show hormones in skinny jeans was absolutely certain to be Rotterdam bound...
Hungarian A Dal continues its journey
Now that the three first round heats have been completed in A Dal 2019, the eighteen qualified songs have been redrawn into two semi...
27 December – I’ve shouted against walls
Those semi-finals are a brutal affair. The potential classic songs that fall by the wayside, meaning a possible winner has to watch from the...
Moldova – In complete contrast
This is what the viewer wants ... or so it seems in the United Kingdom, based on recent televoting patterns. There are many songs...
Six qualifiers from this Romanian Shenanigans
Tonight, TVR (Romanian Television) had the first semifinal of their selection show, Selecţia naţională.
Eleven songs participated in this, the smaller of the two semi...
7 August – Your cuddly toy
Who, among the list of countries that have never won, would you like to see win? And why? Is it because they have had...