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2019

For 2019, we’re off to Tel Aviv, Israel in May. 41 countries are in the running to win the 64th Eurovision Song Contest.

Luca Hanni at Eurovision 2019 in Tel Aviv

Switzerland – Hit me with your Cuba Libre!

First off, apologies about missing Lativa, It's not deliberate. I had a mountain of work to do, but did take advice from people at...
Oto Nemsadze

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 15 – Georgia

If there’s one thing you can say about Georgia at Eurovision it’s that their entries have been diverse. 2019 is no change. It’s a...
Serviette of Doom

Semi final 2 – ranked and rated

We've already told you what we think stands a chance of making the final from the first semi-final, but who do we reckon might...

Sixteen songs make Latvian final cut

Not so long back, Latvian broadcaster LTV decided to let everyone hear the 33 of the 83 songs submitted for the 2019 Supernova show....

Finnish DJ gives Eurovision a go

YLE has talked Finnish DJ Darude into representing his homeland at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. He'll present three songs at the UMK contest...

Croatia names Roko Blažević for Eurovision job

Roko Blažević will represent Croatia with 'The Dream' at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. Roko won the revived Dora contest this evening in the coastal...
Esther Peony

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 33 – Romania

Romania’s song is called 'On A Sunday'. Its singer, Ester Peony, croons that you “made sure there’s no way to forget that day”. She’s...
Finnish flag

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 13 – Finland

I’m of the understanding, thanks to some people who know about music (Roy), that Darude is (or at the very least was) something of...

Maruv wins Vidbir … but it’s not all over …

I’m not sure why Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC decided that over three hours of television for a six song final was appropriate. Clearly, in the...
Hatari Bake Off

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 19 – Iceland

This is “literally” the marmite song of this year. Hatari are trying very hard to be a complete juxtaposition or an enigma wrapped in...