Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 32 – Norway
I can’t even get through this song without punching something – and that really is a problem when you have tickets to sit in...
13 November – Travel the world, feel free
Back in the 1970s, it was almost the same countries that turned up every year. There was none of this semi-final tomfoolery. And as...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 27 – Norway
Fallen Angel by Tix
I was super excited about this year’s Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix as a real-life friend was taking part: Big Daddy Karsten....
Norway – this is entertainment!
Now this is all sorts of genius. Possibly not in the way the Contest Gods intended 66 years ago, but genius none the less.
Subwoolfer's...
Norway’s first heat tonight – who got through?
The first heat of the 2024 season (that's actually *in* 2024 of course) has always been traditionally Norwegian and that has been the same...
20 July – I have pulled the trigger on this awful...
A song like today's song is one I don't want to stop. You get them sometimes. They look a bit odd to start with...
Norwegian Monsters
Norway is probably my favourite this year. I adore the dark ambiguity of it. This is well staged, with a single steadicam shot for...
Norway… Not suitable for diabetics
From the outset I thought that this song is nothing but an overblown copy of the Irish song, and the staging and the singing...
20 July – Just make it stop
A song like today's song is one I don't want to stop. You get them sometimes. They look a bit odd to start with...
12 April – There’s still a sun that could ease all...
Yesterday we had a winner. But as we know our favourite TV show is a competition, and for every winner, someone has to prop...