Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 25 – LITHUANIA
When We’re Old by Ieva Zasimauskaitė
With 50 competitors and about 700 rounds it’s very easy to get lost in the Lithuanian final, although somehow...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 24 – LATVIA
Funny Girl by Laura Rizotto
We’re more than halfway through this year’s Countdown now. Are you still keeping up? With so many competing entries it’s...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 23 – ITALY
Non Mi Avete Fatto Niente by Ermal Meta and Fabrizo Moro
I’ve seldom been so pleased as to learn the Italian broadcaster RAI has finally...
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...
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...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 31 – Montenegro
When one looks up the definition of “Balkan Ballad” in the big bad book of Eurovision, you must surely find either Zeliko or Vanja...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 21 – IRELAND
Together by Ryan O'Shaughnessy
Every year, as I come to my Countdown, I get to the point where I ponder 'is Ireland ever going to...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 30 – Moldova
If imitation is the best form of flattery, then Moldova must be basking in self-glory, as they have clearly decided that the recipe to...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Croatia
Putting aside recent controversy about how much of this song was cut and pasted from a backing track that the creator seems to have also...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 28 – Malta
If ever there was a country that assigned its entries on the basis of performers taking their turn, rather than proving ability, it’s Malta....