Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Australia
I'm still not entirely sure what to make of this. One minute I like the quirky blend of pop with something mildly operatic. The...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Lithuania
Jurij is another from the talent show circuit and it won't be his first time on the Eurovision stage, having previously provided backing vocals...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 22 – Italy
If you’ve pissed off a far right political party by winning an internationally respected song contest, you’re clearly doing well. Mahmoud has done this...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 37 – Slovenia
The songwriters clearly looked back at the last couple of years and said: 'Belgium do depressed and seem to do well. Let’s have a...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 4 – Austria
Halfway through the voting in Lisbon it looked like we might be heading back to Vienna, as Cesar Sampson unexpectedly won the jury vote....
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...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 26 – Moldova
This is almost a cracking little Eurovision song: dark and moody with the hint of rejection from the video and the lyrics. It follows...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Cyprus
Last year, CyBC entered a run-of-the-mill song that I'd heard a hundred times before. It nearly won the contest. And much of the credit...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Ireland
Everything about this suggests RTE are treading water. Fair enough the broadcaster came under fire and pressure to boycott the Tel Aviv contest. Rumour...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 13 – Finland
After a few years using UMK as a showcase for new artists it felt inevitable last year that Finland would have to do an...