Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 10 – Czech Republic
It’s taken a while, but after a painful journey of awful rock, strained ballads and a cartoonish play on minority ethnicity, the Czech Republic...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 38 – Spain
Are there any more passionate fans of Eurovision than the Spanish? Every year they get behind their entry with high expectations and unwavering gusto...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Italy
There was a time when fandom would bow down to anything French. Then Rai ended its Eurovision sulk and returned to the fold. France...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 32 – Portugal
Portugal’s first hosting of Eurovision last year was a monumental moment. A moment many of us thought we’d never see. The prospect was tempting...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 33 – Romania
Romania’s song is called 'On A Sunday'. Its singer, Ester Peony, croons that you “made sure there’s no way to forget that day”. She’s...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 39 – Sweden
Look, I could sit here and type a lengthy dissertation about how predictable and formulaic Sweden’s Melodifestivalen has become, but to be honest it’s...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 2 – Armenia
Srbuk hopes to get Armenia back on track after an uncharacteristic failure to qualify for the final last year, only the second time Armenia...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Parts 23 and 24 – Latvia and...
Two for the price of one - aren't you lucky? Well ... no ... as the picture above must surely suggest, I'm unimpressed.
Latvia
In a...
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...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 25 – Malta
It’s all change in Malta for 2019. Out goes the traditional final, with the traditional faces, and in comes X Factor Malta to select...