Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 – Georgia
GEORGIA – Freedom – Mariam Shengelia
I promised myself what with all of the shenanigans that are going on in this contest that I would...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Spain is my winner
Spain
Melody - Esa diva
At long last, Spain has remembered that it is, in fact, Spain. No more muted ballads or slightly bewildered indie bands...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 37 – United Kingdom
What The Hell Just Happened? by Remember Monday
And so to 2025’s final countdown review and my home country. After hugely disappointing results for...
Nick “does” 2025 – Azerbaijan
AZERBAIJAN – Run With U – Mamagama
Azerbaijan have quietly been in Eurovision for 17 years now. I reject this timeline and indeed reality in...
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...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 20/37 – Italy
Volevo Essere Un Duro by Lucio Corsi
I was made, with a bit of cojoling, to watch Sanremo 2025 so I could say “I’ve been...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 30 – San Marino
Tutta L’Italia by Gabry Ponte
I called France’s Louane as arguably the biggest artist in this year’s Contest but there’s no doubting who has...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Luxembourg is nostalgic
LuxembourgLaura Thorn – La Poupée Monte Le Son
Luxembourg takes a second bite of it's return from Eurovision exile apple with a song that feels...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Portugal is warm
Portugal—so often the earnest, acoustic soul of the contest—has delivered something this year that feels neither desperate nor overwrought, which in Eurovision terms is...
Nick “does” 2025 – Luxembourg
LUXEMBOURG – La Poupee Monte Le Son – Laura Thorn
“And so I wrote a song, la la la lalala, ‘bout how you did me...