Russia – I’m not sure if it’s a deliberate ploy
...but this is either trolling on the highest level, or a grave miscalculation from Russia.
First of all Yulia is sitting atop a MOUNTAIN on...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 36 – Russia
Words can not do justice as to how HIDEOUS and CLAWING I find this song. It's horrific, trite nonsense that is a V's up...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 35 – RUSSIA
I Won’t Break by Julia Samoylova
Russia’s rather quietly returned to Eurovision after a withdrawal in 2017 clearly designed to gain maximum PR and embarrass...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Russia
This hardly seems like the same woman behind that half-arsed effort that was never really meant to be taken seriously last year. This time...
1 April – So unbelievable
We can now say that our favourite TV show takes place next month. It's getting exciting I'm sure you'll agree. The various Eurovision parties...
Russian singer vows not to break
We're closer than ever to a full pack of songs for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest, and the latest internal selection to surface comes...
14 February – I just don’t care
There are songs that come along once in a while that seem OK at the time. Then several years later, I hear it for...
Russian TV bosses make good on Samoylova pledge
Yulia (or Julia if you prefer) Samoylova can stop checking Trivago and worrying about the cost of Lisbon hotel rooms. Russian broadcaster Channel One...
Why Julia Samoylova should consider a fully flexible plane ticket
Remember back in March when the world and his wife had an opinion on Julia Samoylova? And how Russian telly bosses insisted she'd get her...
Ukrainian TV to appeal Eurovision fine
Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC plans to appeal against a fine imposed by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) following its handling of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest.
Following...