Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 – Finland
FINLAND – Ich Komme – Erika Vikman
Well colour me slightly puffy and call me Alice. The genius that’s Erika Vikman, four years removed from...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Ireland is unhinged
IrelandEmmy – Laika Party
It takes a certain kind of song to make you both laugh, wince, and question the state of the education system....
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 – Estonia
ESTONIA – Espresso Macchiato – Tommy Cash
There are times, dear reader where the words 'Oh DO fuck off' are entirely appropriate... and this is...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 14 – Georgia
Freedom by Mariam Shengelia
Sometimes a country, especially one making an internal selection, keeps their cards close to their chest until the latest possible moment,...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 13 – France
Maman by Louane
After so many years seemingly in the Eurovision wilderness France has been knocking at the door of a win a couple...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Greece is restrained
GreeceKlavdia – Asteromáta
Greece occasionally tires of sending identikit bops in borrowed clubwear and remembers it has centuries of rich musical tradition to draw from....
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Iceland is shouty
IcelandVÆB – RÓA
VÆB arrive like they’ve just burst out of the warm-up slot for a junior DJ battle at Reykjavík Pride, and frankly, they’re...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 10/37 – Denmark
DENMARK – Hallucination – Sissal
The Danes really do need to look into the mirror and ask themselves why they are putting themselves and Europe...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 12 – Finland
Ich Komme by Erika Vikman
I’ve seldom been as thankful for being one of the organisers and presenters of Second Cherry – a second...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 11 – Estonia
Espresso Macchiato by Tommy Cash
As Eurovision fans pore over 2025’s offerings one genre keeps rising to the fore: the ‘joke’ or ‘novelty’ entry....