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I almost forgot Iceland – how rude!

I have to admit, dear reader, that after reading about Iceland's stance towards the contest this year I tended to tune out from their...

Eurovision Countdown 24 – Denmark according to Mo

This is one of those rare cases of the singer being way too good for the song. Saba oozes charisma, and her vocals soar, yet...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2024 Part 2 – Armenia

“I will dance, and you will watch” sings Jaklin, the grown-up version of the little Jako in the song’s title. The line immediately reminds...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2024 Part 17 – Iceland

With domestic pressure to boycott Eurovision 2024, Iceland played us a game of will they, won’t they, keeping us hanging until the last minute...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2024 – Slovenia

Raiven’s an intriguingly creative artist with a sideline as a mezzo-soprano opera singer. She’s long held a desire to get to Eurovision, having competed...

LIVE BLOG: Semi Final 2: Dress Rehearsal 1

It's a first run through the second semifinal, and I'm here to mutter inanely as it all takes place long distance. I regret that due...

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...

Those mid-February Final results

So the second Big Saturday of the national finals season saw quite a lot of things happening - not for me to say whether...

Sweden’s sauna song is no joke

They started as a Melodifestivalen punchline. Now KAJ might actually win the whole thing. If you’d said in January that Sweden’s best shot at an...

We need to talk about Eurovision staging fatigue

As the smoke machines hiss into action in Basel's St. Jakobshalle Arena, it's hard not to marvel at what the Eurovision Song Contest has...