Russia – now THIS is why we came!
This is more like it. The first song since Bulgaria yesterday that is any good, at all!!
He looks straight down the camera at you...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Russia
Flame is Burning by Julia Samoylova
Julia Samoylova’s flame is not only burning, it has, thus far, proved downright incendiary. Advancing history by being only...
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...
Austria to Russia, lunch and inside the arena
I've been thrown by an early lunch break. I was waiting for Croatia to post it with Austria only to find they were having...
The afternoon deliberations
well we picked up a few stragglers at the bar and dragged them over to the Arena.
Romania
It's a case of a fine Italian hand....
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 31 – Russia
Russian Woman by Manizha
With the political and social climate being what it’s been in Russia over recent years, it’s an unexpected joy to get...
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...
Could Eurovision ban Russia?
Eurovision 2017 looks set to tackle yet another difficult issue. The host nation may well deny entry to the performer lined up to sing...
15 April – Laugh into the face of your destiny
We get heroes performing at our favourite TV show every year. But it's not every day that we get a People's Artist of their...
14 January – Shine into my darkness
Two birthdays for the price of one? You don't get that very often, so when it comes along it's worth posting. Even if these...