Nick’s Countdown – Austria and Azerbaijan
AUSTRIA
I feel like I’m getting to that time of life where every so often a question gets asked that punches me repeatedly in the...
Who the hell are those Austrian girls?
Still catching up with yesterday - Austria's interview with Timur
The girls say that they are tired after having their rehearsals. The 2nd rehearsal was...
Austria confirms 2026 Eurovision plans with open submissions
Austria's national broadcaster, ORF, has announced that it will once again use an internal selection process to choose its representative for the Eurovision Song...
Eurovision 2015 – Another day of rehearsals
The morning after the night before at Eurovision is always a little bit sad, with dejected fans, disappointed delegations, and some oddments of promotional...
Nadine – worth a flutter
Oh My F**King God! - This song is brilliant. Nadine Beiler has a fab voice and they have finally sorted out the backing singers...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 4 – Austria
At time of writing, there seems to be a lot of hype about this song in the Eurovision fan firmament. PAENDA - with stylised...
18 December – Trust me, you will shine
One thing about Eurovision that some of us have learnt over the years is the form has no memory. A country can win after...
8 April – Say a word and I’ll be there, say...
If in doubt, repeat some words in your song lyric. It can sometimes pay dividends. Or it can make it appear that your song...
In a curious turn of events…
...Phil has just informed me via Social Network that Riigiametnik has been video-calling him with pictures of a local Azeri pear-flavoured beverage which looks...
Live Blog – Second semi-final – dress rehearsal
We're back live this evenings after a day out and about - Chernobyl, since you ask. And it's our first chance to watch all...