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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...
Spain

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Spain

Male/female duos don't tend to win Eurovision - although I give you Ell and Nikki - whose victory still has many stumped. It's hard to...
Austria

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 4 – AUSTRIA

Nobody But You by Cesár Sampson Such is the recent success of Bulgaria at Eurovision that the team behind this has been drafted into other...
Italy

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 25 – Italy

La bella Italia. Known chiefly these days for being a bit sulky with the contest for a gazillion years in the 90's-2000's, and then...

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...
Equinox

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 – Greece

The requirements set down by broadcaster ERT were simple. This year, their Eurovision song had to be performed in and sound Greek. On both...

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...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 40 – Spain

Right - where do I start with this? Let's lay my cards on the table here ... I don't like this song ... at all....
Armenia

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 2 – ARMENIA

Qami by Sevak Khanagyan If two songs are enough to pick a trend, then so far 2018 is making an early bid as the year...