Nick’s Countdown 2021 – Czech Republic and Denmark
CZECH REPUBLIC - Benny Cristo - omaga
I’m trying to avoid making too many comparisons between the 2020 entries and the 2021 entries. I’ve always...
Austria to Russia, lunch and inside the arena
I've been thrown by an early lunch break. I was waiting for Croatia to post it with Austria only to find they were having...
Eurovision Countdown 2017 – Part 6
Every few days between now and the Big Show, OnEurope's pundits continue to share ill-informed ideas about what's going to win the 2017 Eurovision...
What I’ve heard about Denmark …
Apparently the performance is exactly as described previously with the addition of some fireworks. This would worry me greatly. The song itself, as we...
4 July – Skuba duba dabda dididaj
The home entrant in a contest, as we've discussed before, gets the best and worst of the deal when they get up on that...
9 October – Yeah, twist
Today we have a real treat for you. I know there's a real fan of today's song amongst the illustrious team of writers. I...
28 February – Can we break the rules?
Are you always able to pick a winner when you first hear it? Or does it baffle you completely when wins? Obviously, if...
France and the hosts!
France
Ooh that's dollop and a half of colour isn't it? It's a good job I'm only tired today rather than tired AND hungover otherwise...
6 January – Wanna know what you’re looking for
It had to come soon enough that one half of a duo has a birthday. Do you think you can spot which half it...
15 August – Well then, I have to pull myself together,...
Rap. Is there a musical genre that divides opinion more? It's always a higher risk style than, say, Schlager or the good old-fashioned ballad....