Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 28 – Netherlands, The
Now, all the polls and the betting tell me that at time of writing, this is the pre-contest favourite so what’s all the hype...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 28 – Netherlands
For a country with four Eurovision wins, the wait since 1975 for the next has been a long one. So long they lost their...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Netherlands
I've handed out more Countdown 'nul points' this year than any in my memory. As I said in an earlier review, this year is...
21 April – Tomorrow, the grass will smell again
It's about time we went vintage again, just to show what today's performers are following in the footsteps of. Those older songs weren't all...
1 April – I get up with it in the morning
It's no April Fool that some countries have probably done a lot worse than they've deserved to over the years. I'm thinking of those...
Small town boy hits Eurovision
Duncan Laurence revealed the song that he will perform when he represents the Netherlands at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest.
A rough demo version of...
1 March – Blues, ballad or folk
Back in the day, when there was no free language rule, some took it upon themselves to bend the rules as much as possible....
3 February – The pain is gone
It's always hoped that a good song, a popular song, will score well. Especially if it's well-performed by a seasoned singer who can turn...
30 January – Na, na-na, na-na-na, na-na
We have our fair share of ballads, floor-fillers and other songs with very carefully crafted lyrics, designed to reel in the casual voter and...
Duncan Laurence going Dutch for Eurovision
AVROTROS today named the Dutch Eurovision 2019 hopeful. 24-year-old singer-songwriter Duncan Laurence has landed the job. Details of his song will follow in early...