Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 36 – Russia
Words can not do justice as to how HIDEOUS and CLAWING I find this song. It's horrific, trite nonsense that is a V's up...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 27 – Latvia
The keen-eyed among you will have worked out that this should have been part 26 but hey, that's life!
Now if you are named after...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Bulgaria
I adored the Bulgarian song last year, and knowing the same team is behind 'Bones' set expectations high.
I'm disappointed.
Were this to be the Bulgarian...
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...
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...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Slovenia
Starting out like New Order's magnificent Blue Monday, this 'song' soon heads in a very different direction.
Slovenia never really seemed to get Eurovision. It...
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...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 15 – FRANCE
Mercy by Madame Monsieur
After two good results from internally selected entries it was a surprise to see a return to a national final in...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 35 – RUSSIA
I Won’t Break by Julia Samoylova
Russia’s rather quietly returned to Eurovision after a withdrawal in 2017 clearly designed to gain maximum PR and embarrass...
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...