If (and I appreciate it’s a big IF) you have been following the countdown, you probably will have already worked out who my number one is going to be. Not…
Eurovision 2023 top 37 countdown: #2 AUSTRIA – Teya and Salena – Who the Hell is Edgar?
Austria topped my countdown in 2018 with Cesár Sampson and “Nobody but You” which went on to win the jury vote and this year’s Austrian entry has come close to…
Eurovision 2023 top 37 countdown: #3 PORTUGAL – Mimicat – Ai coração
It took Portugal 50 years to get their first win at Eurovision (in 2017) but they have not rested on their laurels, achieving two impressive results in the past two…
Eurovision 2023 top 37 countdown: #4 UNITED KINGDOM – Mae Muller – I Wrote a Song
I find myself in extraordinary position of writing this entry for the host country which also happens to be home country the United Kingdom. Of course, it wasn’t a win…
Eurovision 2023 top 37 countdown: #5 SERBIA – Luke Black – Samo mi se spava
Eurovision rehearsals are well under way, which means both the live shows and the end of this countdown are in sight. Serbia is not a country I often have in…
Eurovision 2023 top 37 countdown: #6 UKRAINE – TVORCHI – Heart of Steel
Last year’s winners Ukraine are up next, and once again find a place in my top 10, just missing out on the top 5 this year. Of course, Kalush Orchestra‘s…
Eurovision 2023 top 37 countdown: #7 LITHUANIA – Monika Linkytė – Stay
The final and highest placed of the Baltic countries in my countdown is Lithuania, and has been my highest placed Baltic country in my last three countdowns, all within the…
Eurovision 2023 top 37 countdown: #8 SPAIN – Blanca Paloma – Eaea
The country that has had the longest wait for a Eurovision win (since its previous one) is Spain – 1969, the year of the moon landings, and 9 years before…
Eurovision 2023 top 37 countdown: #9 CZECHIA – Vesna – My Sister’s Crown
So we have a new country at Eurovision this year! Well, not exactly – but we do have a new name for a existing country. The EBU has finally adopted…
Eurovision 2023 top 37 countdown: #10 FRANCE – La Zarra – Évidemment
The first entry in my top 10 of Eurovision 2023 is the grande-dame of the contest, France. They are one of the founder members, five time winners, and were the…