Eurovision, unplugged, unpolished, unapologetic
17.8 C
Basel
Thursday, August 21, 2025
ONEUROPE: Eurovision Song Contest news

Eurovision Countdown 24 – Luxembourg according to Mo

They’ve been gone too long – perhaps too long, as this return is no tour de force. It’s like someone took a bunch of recent...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 22/37 – Lithuania

Any song that beats The Roop to their coronation in Lithuania must be decent, yeah?.. Yeah?! Well, Silvester seems to have stolen *his* introduction from...

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...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 21/37 – Latvia

It’s about damn time Latvia remembered what a good song sounded like – it’s been 84 years ( That’s all the memes for now...

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...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 20/37 – Italy

I loved this song at Sanremo and not just because I was on the stage in November! – After five nights of batshit Italians...

Eurovision Countdown 24 – Italy according to Mo

The Sanremo process invariably means Italy avoids sending the kind of half-arsed stinkers beloved of other Big Five members. I either love or hate...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 19/37 – Israel

Click here to find out position about Boycotts - Please read that, then make your own mind up as to whether you continue reading...

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...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 18/37 – Ireland

It’s at this point that I fire up the Vested Interests claxon.  I have interviewed Bambi on the radio *and* know someone who has...