Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Cyprus
Cyprus – Gravity by Hovig
When the Cypriots finished sixth on their debut in 1981, and better by a further position in the following Contest, I...
Eurovision 2017 ‘Seven months behind schedule on the first day’
Nobody can deny the road to the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest has been rocky. What with mass resignations, problems with tickets, entry bans and...
Eurovision Countdown 2017 – Part 2
We're still here - unlike the Russians if you believe what you read everywhere. OnEurope's pundits continue to delight with ill-informed ramblings about the songs competing...
tl;dr Russia out of Eurovision this year
On 22 March, the Ukrainian Security Service barred Russia’s entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest from entering Ukraine. They told Julia Samoylova that she...
Eurovision Countdown 2017 – Part 1
Every few days between now and the Big Show, OnEurope's pundits will delight with musings on the musical merits of the songs competing in...
Have you been accredited yet Mr Phil??
Well it's that time of year when the so-called fan press panics about how many of them are going to be accredited. A time...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Croatia
Croatia – My Friend by Jacques Houdek
Jacques Houdek has been within grasp of the Eurovision stage once before, competing for the opportunity to represent...
Eurovision plot to rock Brexit Britain
Theresa May recently fired the Brexit starting pistol, and at the same time ignited debate around the subliminal message hidden in the song that...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Bulgaria
Bulgaria – Beautiful Mess by Kristian Kostov
When you’ve been a fan of this Contest since the 1970s there’s nothing like a Eurovision singer born...
Who sings when at Eurovision 2017
It's that time of the year again. Eurovision is in the air and the organisers have decided the running order for the two semi-finals...