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Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Germany

This hotchpotch box of awfulness deserves to be sent back to Germany unopened. From the dreadful lyric (I tried to hold you under, but honey,...
S!sters

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 16 – Germany

You’d have thought Germany would have learned something from their somewhat “accidental” fourth place last year with a song that I thought was a...
Chingiz

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 5 – Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan had an unblemished qualification record right up until last year, when Aisel fell short with the annoyingly titled X My Heart. To be...
Keiino

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 30 – Norway

So, this is fun! I might gleefully embrace change at this Contest, and throw myself headlong at a contemporary entry, but Eurovision introduced me...
Anna Odobescu

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 26 – Moldova

“When you can't find the music to get down and boogie all you can do is step back in time” sang Kylie. The Moldovan...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Russia

For some years, Russia was one of my favourite Eurovision countries. They brought something different to the party and could rarely be accused of...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – San Marino

As gay as a rainbow goose drinking cocktails in the Castro. Serhat openly admits the tenth Eurovision song from tiny San Marino was the...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Sweden

I get the impression SVT has been treading water. They've wanted to stay in the top ten, but it felt too soon for a...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 38 – Spain

Much as it loathes me to say it, the Spaniards have finally come up with the goods. For the first time in what seems like...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Belgium

Eliot from Belgium is performing a song written by the guy behind 2017's 'City Lights' - and there is a certain similarity in tone....