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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 – Serbia according to Mo

What starts out as delicate and atmospheric takes its time to get going and ends up giving me an overly familiar laboured end result. Serbia...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 30/37 – San Marino

If at first you don’t succeed – fuck off to another national final, that’s what they say isn’t it? – Megara, the group because...

Eurovision Countdown 24 – San Marino according to Mo

We’re going full-on rock in this year’s import to the plucky microstate of San Marino. There are shades of Måneskin, but this has a more...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 29/37 – Portugal

Portugal can never be accused of composing something because its popular or following the trends in Eurovision – in fact the motto of MGM...

Eurovision Countdown 24 – Portugal according to Mo

As always, the Portuguese sound to be taking part in a completely different contest from the rest of us. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it’s a...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 28/37 – Poland

This is potentially the song that most of the fans will have been sleeping on.  At first glance what you have in the first verse...

Eurovision Countdown 24 – Poland according to Mo

This is my winner. I’m a sucker for three-songs-in-one-tune schtick. Luna wastes no time – she gets in, does the job, has a bit of...

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...

Eurovision Countdown 24 – Norway according to Mo

Imagine, if you will, one of those dark and brooding scandi-noir detective dramas turned into a three-minute rock song. And you have ‘Ulveham’. It’s dramatic,...