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Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 13 – Denmark

Ah, Denmark: the country whose Eurovision past is as rich as a full bodied Rioja ... punctured by the abomination that was Emilie De...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 21 – Hungary

I've been dreading doing this review for a number of reasons, not least of which being, I detest this song. To me, it's shouty...
Alexander Rybak. Photo: Indrek Galetin (EBU)

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 32 – Norway

I can’t even get through this song without punching something – and that really is a problem when you have tickets to sit in...
Cesar Sampson

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 5 – Austria

Cesar Sampson, Austrian through and through, has got this song, right, and he’s trying to meld two of Austria’s favourite styles of music ......
France

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 17 – France

There are around 30 and 45 seconds between each song so imagine your national commentator (of choice) telling you about this song. It’s by...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 34 – ROMANIA

Goodbye by The Humans It feels odd to say a song doesn’t have a competitive edge when it’s already the winner of one contest, but...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Ireland

Last year, the Irish team floundered by entering a former boy band singer with a terribly high voice and a dreary song. This time...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – France

It has become a tradition that fans love the French Eurovision entry. No matter what - even when last year they entered a lovely...
Albania at Eurovision

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 1 – ALBANIA

Mall by Eugent Bushpepa My fellow OnEuropeans may be well ahead of me in Counting Down this year, but here I am - the original...
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...