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Alekseev

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 7 – Belarus

Now, as I am away for the weekend you’ll be pleased to know that I knocked this up when sober so ... This is a...

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...
Moldova at Eurovision

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 28 – MOLDOVA

My Lucky Day by DoReDos Few would have predicted a third-place finish for Moldova last year, but the simplicity of their playful performance, combined with...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 40 – SWEDEN

Dance You Off by Benjamin Ingrosso Benjamin’s got these really lovely hairy forearms. No, wait, I’m not suddenly going all twinktastic, but I feel I...
Israel at Eurovision

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 22 – ISRAEL

Toy by Netta I last spoke to you about Ireland, a Eurovision nation whose approach seems stuck in the past. In contrast, Israel’s couldn’t be...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 19 – Germany

Hello, is that NDR Towers? ... Yes? ... I have Ed Sheeran on the line. He’d like his act, voice and look back, please....
Ingrosso

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Sweden

Many felt that this year was a bit of a miss for Melodifestivalen - the Swedish national selection. It came over as more of a...

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...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 41 – Sweden

And so, dear friends, we are now at the third last song in this mammoth piece of writing! - Sadly, though, it's that camp...
Ari Ólafsson

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 22 – Iceland

There are very few songs at a Eurovision that ellicit the following response from me, but this is one of them and I don't...