15 December – I’m not doing this dance again
Would you like to see Iceland win our favourite TV show? After all, they're the only Nordic country yet to do so, even though...
31 August – I’m not hiding from you, I am everywhere
It's notable that some countries always have bigger journeys to make than others, when getting to our favourite TV show. Australia aside, those countries...
13 August – Tell me there is no compromise
It's duet time. And one from over 20 years ago. It's scary that when we talk about over 20 years ago, we can still...
1 June – I lay down and cry, and the rivers...
We move north after our little sojourn into the Balkan world. And to someone who has been on that stage twice. Once alone, and...
23 April – Birds poeticise to the new day
Back in the 1980s our favourite TV show was bumping along nicely. Lots of entries every year Lots of interesting languages. And lots of...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 17/37 – Iceland
So this is the start of the problem corner of the Eurovision for 2024. Let’s start with Hera. There is an argument that she...
Eurovision Countdown 24 – Iceland according to Mo
RUV has ended its hokey-cokey mutterings and thrown everything in with Hera and what might be kindly described as an old-school banger.
An entry made...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2024 Part 17 – Iceland
With domestic pressure to boycott Eurovision 2024, Iceland played us a game of will they, won’t they, keeping us hanging until the last minute...
16 April – Love will touch your eyes so deep and...
Eurovision occasionally attracts dynasties. That is, members of the same family all clamouring to take part in our favourite TV show. We've had siblings,...
29 March – I’ve overcome the sadness in my life
We had a crowd pleaser yesterday, and we have another one today. Thursday's was a soaring opus. Today's is the good old floor filler.
Politics...