Mo’s Eurovision 2023 Countdown: Netherlands
Mia and Dion have had a rough old time of it at home (and in fandom) since being picked for Eurovision.
The preview party performances...
29 November – I’m losing myself while chasing highs
Do you have a penchant for duets? Do you like the close harmonies when two well-suited singers are paired up for a gem of...
Two out of three ain’t bad
Netherlands is awful and NOS should consider doing us a favour and withdrawing like they promised in 2005. This song has the potential to...
Clearly being second just isn’t good enough
So, on a rather dull Thursday morning here in OnEurope towers, Dutch broadcaster AvroTros decides to release this cinematic masterpiece!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWbCnZ1cCu0
They clearly like to tease...
27 May – The blackbird, the thrush and the nightingale
In a change to celebrating birthdays of performers still with us, we've got the birthday of someone who died in 2013. You may wonder...
Netherlands 2024: A Blend of Diversity and Innovation
Despite electing a far-right party into power, the Dutch Eurovision Song Contest 2024 entry promises to blend diversity and inclusion.
Record-breaking interest
AVROTROS, the Dutch broadcaster,...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 26 – Netherlands
C’est la Vie by Claude
A new crop of Eurovision songs each year brings the opportunity to discover hitherto unknown artists and explore their wider...
I have a problem with Netherlands, the
Right back at first steps, first principles. Get your song title right. Trijntje is very emotional and upset that I (me, the viewer at...
Faraway in an English country garden
With our arena correspondents having wandered off to see other bits of Moscow, I'm left playing catch-up once again.
Embed from Getty Images
I'm not struck...
Netherlands – Everyone’s got a little WTF in them?
Dear AVROTROS. Waylon had a perfectly serviceable song. He could have sung this on his own in faux cowboy gear and a stetson with...