Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 31 – Serbia
Samo Mi Se Spava by Luke Black.
I just want to sleep, says Luke Black. 31 songs into this year’s Countdown, Luke, I hear you.
Luke...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 30 – San Marino
Like An Animal by Piqued Jacks.
I’m sure there’s a scientific formula that can plot the correlation between Eurovision’s smallest competing nation and the size...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 29 – Romania
D.G.T. (Off and On) by Theodor Andrei.
Oh dear. Where to start? There’s quite a lot to unpack.
Theodor is from the Romania Junior Voice show...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 28 – Portugal
Ai Coração by Mimicat.
If you don’t have anything good to say don’t say anything at all, advised every parent, ever. It’s a strategy I...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 27 – Poland
Solo by Blanka.
The internet is awash with all manner of lurid claims about how Blanka came to win the Polish national final. It won’t...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 33/37 – Spain
<remember not to offend many people with this one Phil....>
I don't get the hype around this song. I absolutely do; it's Spanish Fans being...
Mo’s Eurovision 2023 Countdown: Spain
I can't deny Benidormfest has turned around Spanish Eurovision. Chanel shot them back to the top three last year, and Blanca Paloma is heading...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 26 – Norway
Queen of Kings by Alessandra.
“Who’s she? The cat’s mother?” we English are sometimes idiomatically (and bafflingly) asked. Alessandra has the answer: She is a...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 25 – Netherlands
Burning Daylight by Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper.
The past 20 years has been a tale of two halves for the Dutch. An 8-year long...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 24 – Moldova
Soarele şi Luna by Pasha Parfeni.
It’s lovely Pasha from 2012! Who wasn’t beguiled by his Pied-Piperesque Lauter as he led us all a merry...