Phil’s Eurovision countdown – Part 9/37 – Czechia
CZECHIA – Kiss Kiss Goodbye – Adonxs
In complete contrast to Cyprus that doesn’t know what it is, Czechia knows exactly what this song is...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Czechia is wicked
CzechiaAdonxs – Kiss Kiss Goodbye
Czechia serves up a rare thing in this year’s contest: something that starts like a proper song. With echoes of...
Nick “does” 2025 – Czechia
CZECHIA – Kiss Kiss Goodbye – Adonxs
I’ll be honest – and it’s not a fantastic start to a review – I’d completely forgotten that...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 – Part 8/37 – Cyprus
CYPRUS – Shh – Theo Evan
There was the longest of pregnant pauses between Theo Evan being announced as the singer for Cyprus and the...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 – Part 7/37 – Croatia
CROATIA – Poison Cake – Marko Bošnjak
In a bit of a turn up for the old books we have a non-Croat singing for Croatia,...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 – Part 6/37 – Belgium
BELGIUM – Strobe Lights – Red Sebastian
I really disliked this song when it was originally entered in Eurosong 25. I couldn’t see the hype...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Cyprus is well-worn
CyprusTheo Evan – Shh
Cyprus has reached into the Eurovision goodie bag and pulled out the well-worn tropes: leather harnesses, glistening torsos, breathy come-ons, and...
Nick “does” 2025 – Cyprus
CYPRUS – Shh – Theo Evan
A couple of years ago Spain sent a song with a title made up entirely of vowels, and it...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Croatia is tortured
CroatiaMarko Bošnjak – Poison Cake
Somewhere in a candlelit gothic basement, Poison Cake was baked with great ambition and at least seven too many ingredients....
Nick “does” 2025 – Croatia
CROATIA – Poison Cake – Marko Bošnjak
What you think of Denmark? Do you like Espain? You can ask without any reply. But what about...