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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.

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 38 – Spain

Much as it loathes me to say it, the Spaniards have finally come up with the goods. For the first time in what seems like...

A Live blog for Albania… Just not from us, but just...

With thanks to our chums at Eurovision Ireland whilst I go and do something less boring instead, like eat Mince pies ( I almost wrote...
Joci

Hungary – More of the same?

You can't do much with a song that lends itself to a rather static staging ... and Joci gave us just that. He stood all...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 37 – Slovenia

The songwriters clearly looked back at the last couple of years and said: 'Belgium do depressed and seem to do well. Let’s have a...
Srbuk at the second rehearsal for Eurovision 2019

Armenia – Who’s that girl?

We move onto the second semi-final with Armenia taking to the stage for their second Eurovision 2019 rehearsal. Srbuk was dressed differently today - in...
Arcade

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 28 – Netherlands, The

Now, all the polls and the betting tell me that at time of writing, this is the pre-contest favourite so what’s all the hype...
Chingiz

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 5 – Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan had an unblemished qualification record right up until last year, when Aisel fell short with the annoyingly titled X My Heart. To be...

Seventeen songs… one winner… sounds like the recipe for a Spanish...

RTVE are at it again folks. They have gone down the "Operacion Triumfo" route to select their song for Eurovision in Israel. It may...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Switzerland

Luca is about to give the Swiss their best result in years. It's not a big ask. The trite lyric tries way too hard and...
Tulia

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 31 – Poland

Poland’s most memorable Eurovision moment is 2014’s saucy milkmaids and buxom butter churners, a performance that spawned memes a-plenty but split audience opinion (the...