27 December – Get your groove on, get a move on
It's that odd time when we've all got over Christmas (unless you're orthodox) and we're waiting for that end digit to tick over to...
28 November – Do you listen to your teacher? No, I...
The 'novelty' song. Every contest has them. Just look at Carola. I joke. Carola has never been a novelty. But these songs sometimes do...
23 November – But you keep me hangin’ on for one...
Do you want a vocal group? One of that curious breed where four(ish) voices are better than one? Well today is your lucky day.
In...
3 November – Pounding away, pounding away, won’t you be mine?
Do you remember when the UK of stuff were good at Eurovision? Yes, since we hit the 21st Century their fortunes have waned a...
19 October – We’re cool under pressure, and that’s all we...
Eurovision fans love a record breaker. The singer who scored the most points. The countries that have won the most times. The first song...
Nation shall speak peace unto nation – until the UK pipes...
Imagine my surprise, dear reader, when I get a mail from the BBC this very morning - that can only mean one thing.... they've...
26 September – Time changes everything, and that’s what they say
Those decades keep on coming, and it's the turn of that which some call the 'noughties'. It's an odd term, so we'll just call...
3 September – In dreams we’re untouchable
Do you have a preferred size of venue? Do you wish our favourite TV show - and it is a TV show after all...
26 August – I kept my cool and composure
If you were a Eurovision performer (and maybe you are), when would you want to perform in the Grand Final? First, so you can...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 37/37 – United Kingdom
As tradition is, and because it;s the last one alphabetically, we move to the home country, United Kingdom. Olly Alexander has been pilloried by...