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Eurovision Countdown 24 – Israel according to Mo

I feel compelled to address the calls for boycotting the contest over Israel’s participation. The suffering inflicted on Palestinians by the Israeli government is a...

Eurovision Countdown 24 – Lithuania according to Mo

For two minutes, Silvester had me. Sure, the vocals might not be the strongest, but there’s time to work on that. The low-end national final...

Eurovision Countdown 24 – Armenia according to Mo

This is something of a departure for Armenia after a few years of relatively mainstream pop and dance bangers. It’s far more ethnic and...

Eurovision Countdown 24 – United Kingdom according to Mo

After one year of ‘getting it’, the BBC has returned to entering songs that offend nobody. Songs that sound great and fit in just fine...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 27/37 – Norway

I can’t lie – Super Rob and Erica-from-Norwich lost the quiz of the week and I was here for that, well that and the...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 1/37 – Albania

So as night follows day we start the countdown with Albania.  Also, as night follows day, it is almost certain that a shouty woman...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 31/37 – Serbia

I’ve got to admit, dear listener, that I confused Teya Dora with Teya from last year when I first saw her name in the...

Eurovision Countdown 24 – Latvia according to Mo

It’s an absolute pleasure to hear something from Latvia that I don’t want to skip within twenty seconds of it starting. LTV started strong back...

Eurovision Countdown 24 – Ireland according to Mo

The key to Eurovision is getting the balance right—a killer song, great staging, and a brilliant voice. Based on the (admittedly low-cost and notoriously awful)...

Eurovision Countdown 24 – Germany according to Mo

Time for what I suspect is going to be the big lad in a big leather coat ... and that's not ended well in...