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Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 25/37 – Moldova

One of my colleagues and esteemed writing team member asked the question “ Have we all been sleeping on Moldova?” earlier this week and...

Eurovision Countdown 24 – Moldova according to Mo

Returning performers are thin on the ground this year, so all power to Natalia for giving Eurovision another go. This doesn’t feel like her finest...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 25 – Moldova

A darkly humorous social media meme depicted the Grim Reaper morbidly processing from door to door of a lineup of previous Eurovision contestants attempting...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 24/37 – Malta

Malta seem to have gone down a rabbit hole of entering poor song after poor song in recent years – albeit with the odd...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 24 – Malta

If you’re on a limited budget, spend it at Eurovision and not on your national final. One can only hope that Malta had adopted...

Eurovision Countdown 24 – Malta according to Mo

I’ve not heard Sarah live, but based on the video, she has a huge voice, one that tends to be tossed to one side...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 23/37 – Luxembourg

So, we move to Israel’s second entry this year.  If you didn’t know the entire Luxembourg national final was styled and produced by Israelis...

Eurovision Countdown 24 – Luxembourg according to Mo

They’ve been gone too long – perhaps too long, as this return is no tour de force. It’s like someone took a bunch of recent...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 23 – Luxembourg

Ah, Luxembourg! Welcome back. It’s been 31 years since Modern Times begged Donne-moi une chance in 1993. Juries declined the polite invitation, instead choosing...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 22 – Lithuania

Twink count ahoy! Silvester’s adding to this year’s tally. His song Luktelk – Wait – is a contemporary piece of urgent, driving pop. It...