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Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Bonus Part – Ukraine

What? Well, you didn’t think I was going to let something this juicy go unreviewed, did you? As we embarked on this year’s national final...
Carousel

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 23 – Latvia

Folk me, Latvia has had a folking dreadful run of songs for most of the past decade. Only Aminata has managed to save them...

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...
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 – 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...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 41 – United Kingdom

The Countdown ends with the OnEurope home team - mostly because Ukraine dropped out. When the songs were announced for Eurovision: You Decide, some fans...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 29 – North Macedonia

It’s technically a debut for the newly monikered North Macedonia, the country formerly known as The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Having settled with...
Darude

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...
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...
Chingiz

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 5 – Azerbaijan

Chingiz’s sexuality is the exact embodiment of what this song is. It wants to be everything; both Middle Eastern and disco stomper, and yet...