Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 37 – Sweden
I was left decidedly nonplussed after this year’s Swedish Melodifestivalen. I’ve watched every year for over a quarter of a century and even though...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 4 – Austria
DJ LUM!X teams up with vocalist Pia Maria (not to be confused with the popular coffee liqueur) to deliver a welcome upbeat entry from...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 23 – Lithuania
Monika Liu - Sentimentai
While it's tempting to dismiss this as the Lithuanian shot at recreating the spirit of 'My lovely horse', by the end...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 4 – Austria
LUM!X feat. Pia Maria - Halo
Upon first listen to the Austrian song it seems that someone has been reading the “How to be Greece...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 39 – Ukraine
Even as Ukraine’s national selection Vidbir was taking place Russian troops were assembling along its borders. It seemed entirely fitting that the winning song,...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 34 – Serbia
Konstrakta - In Corpore Sano
Well, this is clearly the bonkers quota in this year’s Contest and no mistake. It doesn’t take much to work...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 8 – Croatia
Mia - Guilty Pleasure
This was a total left-field surprise for me. I've tended to write off Croatia after a string of disappointing entries -...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 12 – Estonia
STEFAN - Hope
Rarely have I heard a song start with such promise. A brooding spaghetti western backing track, a moody mumbled verse and then...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 37 – Sweden
Cornelia Jakobs – Hold me closer
Denying 'Hold me closer' is a cracking song is like pretending not to be impressed by the Grand...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 11 – Denmark
Reddi – The Show
Now I, like every non-Danish person watching this final, didn’t know that this song had won the super final, as the...