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Countdown Countdown 2018

Countdown 2018

OnEurope gives its opinion on the 42 songs competing in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest.

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 43 – UNITED KINGDOM

Storm by SuRie Well done, you’ve made it with me to the end of my Countdown. It can feel like a marathon with 43 entries...
Czech Republic

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 11 – CZECH REPUBLIC

Lie to Me by Mikolas Josef Fans who like to keep an eye on the Eurovision betting odds will notice something unusual this year, with...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – United Kingdom

I've saved my (current) home entry for last. I've struggled to understand why it's received almost universal panning on the fan boards. SuRie is an...
Montenegro

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 29 – MONTENEGRO

Inje by Vanja Radovanović There was a time a rousing Balkan ballad would commonly feature amid the top 5, but those days are long gone....
Iceland at Eurovision

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 20 – ICELAND

Our Choice by Ari Ólafsson We’re in, dear reader, what might be politely described as a lull in quality. Iceland’s entry is so mind-numbingly boring...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 42 – Switzerland

The Swiss have been consistently performing under-par with their songs of late and they have been suffering from the 'UK Disease' of not getting...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Australia

Phil has started at the far end of the alphabet with the United Kingdom of Stuff. I'm heading down under for Australia. This is the...
Ieva Zasimauskaitė

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 26 – Lithuania

When you have a gazillion week semifinal procedure and then pick a song about growing old, you risk reducing your voting demographic. However, it’s the...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 39 – Slovenia

Slovenia have a great track record in this contest and EMA can be, in my opinion, one of the best song selections in all...
Waylon

Phils Eurovision Countdown – Part 33 – Netherlands

I was on the radio the other day with the sainted Alisdair from OGAE UK, and the equally divine Lisa-Jayne Lewis from ESCInsight, both of...