Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 – Part 5/37 – Azerbaijan
AZERBAIJAN – Run With U – Mamagama
Another song that X tells me I shouldn’t like or be listening to because **checks notes** Azerbaijan. Anyway...
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...
Nick “does” 2025 – Italy
ITALY - Volevo Essere Un Duro – Lucio Corsi
Dear reader, I think I may have been a bit overambitious with my writing schedule this...
Nick “does” 2025 – Norway
NORWAY – Lighter – Kyle Alessandro
So here we are, so far behind schedule that I’m sat en France (mais quite pres de Switzerland) at...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Croatia is tortured
CroatiaMarko Bošnjak – Poison Cake
Somewhere in a candlelit gothic basement, Poison Cake was baked with great ambition and at least seven too many ingredients....
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 – Part 8/37 – Cyprus
CYPRUS – Shh – Theo Evan
There was the longest of pregnant pauses between Theo Evan being announced as the singer for Cyprus and the...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 – Part 31/37 – Serbia
Serbia - Princ - Mila
Good news for those of you that have followed my journey - I'm back at home now, and in my...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 23 – Luxembourg
La Poupée Monte Le Son by Laura Thorn
I was pleased to see Luxembourg return to Eurovision last year. I always felt it was a...
Nick “does” 2025 – Serbia
SERBIA – Mila - Princ
22:53 CET, 5 May 2025, OnEurope Towers (in a country not very far from Switzerland, yet delightfully more inexpensive). Nick...
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....