Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 10 – Denmark
Hallucination by Sissal
If there’s one thing Denmark can do at Eurovision, it’s pull off a surprise win. In 2000 the Olsen Brother’s entry...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 9 – Czechia
Kiss Kiss Goodbye by ADONXS
Several artists of the class of 2025 have chosen to stylise their stage names in capitals, which makes it look...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Georgia is earnest
GeorgiaMariam Shangelia – Freedom
There’s earnest, and then there’s Freedom, which barrels in like it’s been sent on a mission to single-handedly fix the world...
Nick “does” 2025 – Georgia
GEORGIA – Freedom – Mariam Shengelia
Georgia rarely get it approximately right at Eurovision. They seem to have a musical tradition that’s only accessible to...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 8 – Cyprus
Shh by Theo
Shh may not take the record for the shortest Eurovision song title, but it ties with only one other – except...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 7 – Croatia
Poison Cake by Marko Bošnjak
Well, here’s a thing. Marko Bošnjak is evoking the campiest of schlock horror traditions with this tale of a...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: France is very French
FranceLouane – Maman
France arrives this year draped in melancholy and bathed in sepia, with Louane delivering what is arguably the contest’s rarest creature: an...
Nick “does” 2025 – France
FRANCE – Maman – Louane
France pushed the boat out for the premiere of this one to an extent I don’t think I’ve ever seen...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 6 – Belgium
Strobe Lights by Red Sebastian
I had a cracking time when I went to the Belgian final a couple of years ago, the time...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 5 – Azerbaijan
Run With U by Magamama
Azerbaijan’s Eurovision fortunes have taken a downward turn of late. Since debuting in 2008 they finished in each of...