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Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2024 Part 34 – Sweden

I’ve complained to anyone who’ll listen to me (and plenty who wished they hadn’t) about the sub-par quality of this year’s Melodifestivalen. Yes, yes,...

And so, to complete the set – part deux of 1987

So now you have changed ends for half time (fnarr) it's time to get back on it with the second half of the 1987...

Duncan Laurence on Mia & Dion losing out on Eurovision final

Eurovision 2019 winner Duncan Laurence was one of the driving forces behind this year's Dutch Eurovision entry. He championed Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper...

Una Voce per San Marino casting lists published

The casting lists for the last casting sessions for Una Voce per San Marino to be held between 20 and 29 January have been...

Latvia – Flash… ahhhhaaaaa – Saviour of the Universe?

Well, my first impression of this is that it is less of a “hot mess” than I expected and, in fact, I’m slightly let...

Estonia are going for it by changing it up

After a few years of having Semi Finals (usually in Tartu), ERR have reverted back to having a single, solitary final to be held...

It’s all kicking off in Belarus

Six Eurovision wannabes have threatened to throw their toys from their glittery prams in Belarus. It's all because they're not happy that one of the...

North Macedonia – Defying the odds?

Andrea was the fourth performer on the rehearsal stage this morning with her song ‘Circles’, representing North Macedonia at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. She’s...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 23 – Malta

Dance (Our Own Party) by The Busker. We all have that pop star inside of us. Who hasn’t dreamed of being on the Eurovision stage,...

Armenia – last by no means least

With national final season over, Saturdays feel empty, so let's give thanks to the Armenians who kept their song back to this week. Artsvik waited...