13 December – Boom boom
OK, so sometimes we pick several songs that are from the 2010s. So it follows that from time to time we'll pick two consecutive...
Russia – Rushing to a Boycott?
Well that’s it – all of the selections have completed, and now we get to the sharp end of proceedings – the Head of...
22 July – Hey, loca, give me, give me your boca
Have you ever spotted that in the real music world there are more and more collaborations? "Rap star X featuring sexy lady and proper...
Oh … those Russians!
41 song reveals/selections later and Eurovision 2020 is under starters' orders. Yesterday evening, Russian TV released the song they submitted at Monday's delegation leaders...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 25 – Moldova
Zdob şi Zdub is back for a third go at Eurovision for Moldova. They’ve teamed up with the Advahov Brothers to serve us up...
Croatia… It’s all a bunch of meh!
Croatia has just served up our first Trintje moment with a horrific outfit. It’s huge with enormous stiffened sleeves in silver with black prints...
Russia and cognitive dissonance
So I set my ground rules years ago. You’ve got to ignore the country name, I said. You’ve got to just judge the song...
Romania sticks two fingers up at Eurovision
Every now and then, Eurovision throws up musical gems that chime with wider trends. It launches careers.
And then there are the songs and performances...
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...
Belarus – can’t make a word out
Not a hope in hell of getting anywhere. Europe are still not going to understand that there was an English lyric to this song...