Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 20 of 39 – Italy
This should not be my thing at all - for starters I was of the opinion that Italy should never ever grace the contest...
Nick’s Eurovision Countdown 2021 – Italy
ITALY - Maneskin - Zitti i Buoni
Sometime on Saturday Week 3 (or the 22nd May as it's known in more standard calendars), somewhere in...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2021 – Part 19 of 39 – Israel
After my experiences at Ben Gurion airport at 2am in the morning on the Monday after the contest (“Yes my badge says press, no...
Nick’s Eurovision Countdown 2021 – Israel
Israel - Eden Alene - Set Me Free
I’ve been putting off writing this one.
Is it because I like it so much? Nope.
Is it because...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 18 – Ireland
Maps by Lesley Roy
Despite only using the term maps as a metaphor for inner soul searching, Lesley Roy’s been packed off to a windy...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 17 – Iceland
10 Years by Daði og Gagnamagnið
In a parallel universe, free from viral restrictions, might we be readying ourselves for the first Eurovision held in...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 16 – Greece
Last Dance by Stefania
Should everything go tits-up with travel plans the half-Dutch Greek singer Stefania might be one of the few performers able to...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 18 of 39 – Ireland
When my late mother was still with us, and I’d been naughty at school, she’d often say (amongst other things) that she’d wrapped my...
Nick’s Eurovision Countdown 2021 – Ireland
Ireland - Lesley Roy - Maps
There’s a particular art to giving your song a one-word title. In general, if you’re going to do that,...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2021 – Part 17 of 39 – Iceland
This could adequately be described in six words: “Not as good as last year’s”, and fans would probably understand and go “yup”. But, as...