Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 3 – Australia
Milkshake Man by Go-Jo
Are you thirsty? Go-Jo certainly is, and he seems to possess an endless supply of creamy froth to help us quench...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 36 – Ukraine
Bird of Prey by Ziferblat
With three wins and an unblemished qualification record since their debut in 2003 Ukraine is Eurovision’s most successful late...
Nick “does” 2025 – Ireland
IRELAND – Laika Party – Emmy
I suspected that Mr Phil was using my reviews as templates for his own when the featured image for...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Czechia is wicked
CzechiaAdonxs – Kiss Kiss Goodbye
Czechia serves up a rare thing in this year’s contest: something that starts like a proper song. With echoes of...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Poland is a pagan rave
Poland
Justyna Steczkowska – Gaja
Poland’s brought out the big guns this year. And by “big guns,” we mean Justyna Steczkowska—Eurovision veteran, reality TV mentor, high...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 19/37 – Israel
New Day Will Rise by Yuval Raphael
Right - let’s address the elephant in the room. This song is here, it’s eligible, Kan have...
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 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...
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...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Netherlands is French
Netherlands (the)Claude – C'est la vie
Ah, the Netherlands. Never one to shout, scream, or combust theatrically on stage—they’ve gone and done a very Dutch...