1 January – A simple song can bring back the past...
A new year, and we can now say that Israel will be hosting this year. Exciting, isn't it? Well it is for the 42...
15 January – A minute with you makes me happy
Much as I hate to say it, but Sweden has been involved in more than its fair share of good contests over the years....
Macedonia might not qualify – shock!
Phil: Now we have been exposed to the macadamia nuts on local television for days and day but seeing it on stage has revealed...
9 May – The one who cheats and the one who...
Eurovision loves a trier. You don't win? No problem, just come right back with another song that could be a killer, maybe for another...
12 September – Healthy children go to school
Is Eurovision a young person's game? Well, the junior that happens in November definitely is. But do you have to be a fresh-faced and...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 – Part 29/37 – Romania
What even is this? - A question we as Eurovision fans have posed at our screens on a good few occasions in years past...
Bye heck the wifi keeps dropping…
The WiFi is intermittent at best here now so I'm piggy backing on Ewan Spence's mac! Cheers Ewan! Fairly surprising being here in hi...
Romania – Clearly never on a Saturday
The phrase "a nag set to music" was surely coined for this song. Ester seemed to make this feel like hard work and despite...
3 March – Selfishness takes the trophies
If you were lucky enough to get to the big Eurovision stage, what would your gimmick be? You only have three minutes to impress...
20 August – I’m lying on the grass and dreaming
Are there any countries you'd like to see in the 2026 edition of our favourite TV show, that weren't going to be there in...