Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 20/37 – Italy
I loved this song at Sanremo and not just because I was on the stage in November! – After five nights of batshit Italians...
Eurovision Countdown 24 – Italy according to Mo
The Sanremo process invariably means Italy avoids sending the kind of half-arsed stinkers beloved of other Big Five members. I either love or hate...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 19/37 – Israel
Click here to find out position about Boycotts - Please read that, then make your own mind up as to whether you continue reading...
Eurovision Countdown 24 – Israel according to Mo
I feel compelled to address the calls for boycotting the contest over Israel’s participation.
The suffering inflicted on Palestinians by the Israeli government is a...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 18/37 – Ireland
It’s at this point that I fire up the Vested Interests claxon. I have interviewed Bambi on the radio *and* know someone who has...
Eurovision Countdown 24 – Ireland according to Mo
The key to Eurovision is getting the balance right—a killer song, great staging, and a brilliant voice.
Based on the (admittedly low-cost and notoriously awful)...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 17/37 – Iceland
So this is the start of the problem corner of the Eurovision for 2024. Let’s start with Hera. There is an argument that she...
Eurovision Countdown 24 – Iceland according to Mo
RUV has ended its hokey-cokey mutterings and thrown everything in with Hera and what might be kindly described as an old-school banger.
An entry made...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 16/37 – Greece
People of a certain age will remember this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UCQoooRWoc
Where the lovely Judith Chalmers and Chris Kelly swan off across parts of the world that you...
Eurovision Countdown 24 – Greece according to Mo
For some years, Greece has been the saviour of Eurovision, sending credible song after credible song. Performers who stand up way beyond the Contest...