Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2021 – Part 27 of 39 – Norway
There are going to be *alot* of fanboys (and girls) that are still going to be sore with the Norwegian public for choosing Tix...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2021 – Part 37 of 39 – Switzerland
There are times when you can describe the Eurovision Song Contest as car crash television but never has there been a song with an...
So, Where are we with the 2021 Artists?
With many broadcasters already deciding to stick with their 2020 performers. Others will approach the next Contest with fresh eyes. Swedish SVT, for example,...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 9 of 39 – Czech Republic
As we don’t write these in one group setting, and we can’t anyway with Covid, we don’t know what each of us has written,...
Monty looks at Finland, Latvia, Switzerland and Denmark
Finland – first rehearsal report here
I’ve timed everything wrong today, and thought we had a lunch break after Bulgaria, but it’s after Finland. It’s...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2021 – Part 33 of 39 – Serbia
This song is nearly excellent. It has a banging great beefy introduction which leads into a regulation banger verse which despite being in Serbian...
Portugal start late but still produce a result. the Black Mamba...
For the first time in their history at this contest the Portuguese will send a song entirely in English to the Eurovision. You'll notice...
Vasil Garvanliev: “It’s a thin line between confidence and arrogance”
Vasil Garvanliev has lived through quite the year. After the global pandemic meant he couldn’t travel to perform for North Macedonia in Rotterdam at...
Samanta Tina: I love to experiment
Samanta Tīna competed in the Latvian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest no fewer than six times, finishing a frustrating second twice. Never one...
Tix has got the ultimate Guldpass to Rotterdam – Full Results
After several weeks of High class Semi Finals, and a very strange to watch Radio och TV hybrid siste chance round, NRK have finally...