Despite the world being upside down, some things remain – LINK...
As sure as night follows day and despite 2020 being a bit of a clusterf**k for many reasons, you can always rely on those...
Nick’s Countdown – Albania and Australia
Right, here goes with the previews, and as I'm currently playing catch-up it'll be daily doubles for a couple of days until I've joined...
17 February – You live within me, that’s why I’m alive
Do you think it's only a matter of time before another country wins our favourite TV show for the first time? It could, of...
Filling in the gaps of love
Right then, so I've had a quick check up of the vids of other tunes, and this is the things I discover.
They weren't half...
12 July – I feel fire and cold
If you were watching the last contest from Stockholm, you'll remember a certain interval act. And Måns and Petra might have been onto something.
No,...
Albania – just as good as it’s always been…
After what can only be described adequately as an interminable 20 minutes from Georgia, Albania bursts onto the screen and wakes me up. Anxhela...
4 May – Stumbling my way, life is a blur
Cast your mind back, if you can, to when your country first took part in the Eurovision Song Contest. A time for optimism and...
blitzo schitzo
Well I'm back with Hercule Poirot and the Celestial Toymaker to look at today's rehearsals.
It's first rehearsal of semi final one so it must...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 1 – Albania
I'm playing catch-up on That Phil and That Mo, dear Oneuropeans, but fear not, you have not lost my Countdown this year. My musings...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 1 – Albania
First up in my 2022 Countdown is Albania, with a banger that pleases on every aspect. It’s brimming with Balkan sounds and rhythms and...