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Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Georgia

There was a bit of the anguished lounge singer going on in Oto's performance at the 'Idol' final. (And someone needs to have a...
Roko

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 8 – Croatia

Croatia is a strong contender in 2019’s Fire/Desire Cup, rhyming "having a dream, as beautiful as it is extreme" and "not as crazy as...
Eliot

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 7 – Belgium

Eliot continues an almost annual run of Belgian competitors drawn from one or other of the local 'Voice Of' shows, the fifth of the...
Bilal

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 14 – France

Bilal might be non-binary, but when it comes to voting for songs the only choice people have in the real world is binary. They...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – France

Let's start the Countdown week with our first Big Five entry. La France. Bilal Hassani will tip up in Tel Aviv with a song written...
Finnish flag

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 13 – Finland

I’m of the understanding, thanks to some people who know about music (Roy), that Darude is (or at the very least was) something of...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Finland

One thing in Darude's favour - he won't be using the fool who staged the Finnish song in 2018. The UMK performance made excellent use...
Victor and Stig

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 12 – Estonia

Time to declare an Interest here. I was at this final, I've stood next to the lovely Victor Crone - and he doesn’t half...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Estonia

This year, the national finals were largely crammed into February. And let's not forget that mad week in March when we were dealt an...
Leonora

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 11 – Denmark

Leonora, replete with her big chair, is the Danish entrant and we have the first of this year’s “less is more” songs.  She manages...