Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 – Part 20/37 – Italy
So, having taken a few days to get myself back ready and willing to go - we're back with the countdown, live from my...
Mo’s Eurovision 2023 Countdown: Latvia
Putting aside the truly awful video, Aijā is a tough listen.
From the mismatched verse and chorus to the underwhelming vocal, every aspect of this...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 – Part 19/37 – Israel
Remember how I said earlier in this review shenanigans that a song needs to give you either a positive or negative reaction at this...
Mo’s Eurovision 2023 Countdown: Italy
Marco Mengoni is taking a second shot at Eurovision, after finishing in seventh place back in 2014. I've listened to the 'Eurovision Edit' for...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 15 – Germany
Blood and Glitter by Lord of the Lost.
Despite having a recent win in 2010 it’s difficult to describe Germany’s attempts to adapt to modern...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 14 – Georgia
Echo by Iru.
“Words are useless, especially sentences” sang Madonna on Bedtime Stories. It’s a mantra Georgia’s Iru has adopted, even singing about two thirds...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 13 – France
Évidemment by La Zarra.
Every year I lament the rum luck of the French, the nation who I think has been one of the most...
Mo’s Eurovision 2023 Countdown: Israel
Israel has struggled in recent years, but this year sees something of a return to form. The video for 'Unicorn' suggests serious money being...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 18/37 – Ireland
So, as I have already said, Germany produced possibly the worst timed national final in all of Christendom in 2023 by shoving their selection...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 17/37 – Iceland
Now. dear reader, I'm not the most relentlessly positive person in the world but, as this is the contest that I love, I try...