Eurovision Countdown 2025: Latvia is sponsored by Baltic linen
LatviaTautumeitas – Bur Man Laimi
Tautumeitas—six women with a shared background in ethnomusicology and a wardrobe sponsored by Baltic linen—are here to whisper, chant and...
Nick “does” 2025 – Iceland
ICELAND – Roa – Vaeb
My lovely late Mum used to work at a nursery back in the 1980s. It was almost certainly completely made...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 – Greece
GREECE –Asteromata – Klavdia
It seems that I might have alarmed you, my dear reader, about my current state of affairs by writing these from...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 – Georgia
GEORGIA – Freedom – Mariam Shengelia
I promised myself what with all of the shenanigans that are going on in this contest that I would...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 18 – Ireland
Laika Party by EMMY
A moment of disclosure here: when EMMY was in the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix in 2021, she found herself in...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 17 – Iceland
RÓA by VÆB
Look, I’ve tried to make it sound like the ligature æ in encyclopædia but the Eurovision website tells me the band’s name...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 – Germany
GERMANY - Baller – Abor and Tynna
Dear reader, let me give you a peak behind the OnEurope curtain. At time of writing, I’m in...
Nick “does” 2025 – Greece
GREECE – Asteromata – Klavdia
Dear reader, in spite of my best efforts I did not get six reviews pre-scheduled in advance of the Easter...
Eurovision Countdown 2025: Italy is Italian
ItalyLucio Corsi – Volevo essere un duro
In a year when seemingly others have taken it up on themselves to serve Italy at Eurovision, Italy...
Eurovision’s Dark Side: Behind the glitter
For millions of viewers worldwide, the Eurovision Song Contest represents a dazzling celebration of music, performance, and cultural unity. Yet behind the brilliant costumes...