Just before we get into my previews countdown for Eurovision 2019, and at the request of my lovely friend Graham, I've pulled together some of the more underappreciated songs of Eurovision - songs that perhaps deserved to come higher than they did. I've tried to …
Category: Favourite Eurovision songs
My top 5 songs from…Finland
Time to update my Top 5 of Finland as we're about to be treated to Krista Siegfrids at Eurofest at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern (on Friday 11 January). Sadly the update does mean Krista drops out of the top 5 in favour of Saara Aalto …
My top 5 songs from…Estonia
Estonia are one of my favourite Eurovision countries and of the three Baltic states, they have had the most success at the contest, becoming the first ex-Soviet country to win Eurovision (in 2001) and were only the second Eastern European country to have won at …
My top 5 songs from…Denmark
There are fewer songs to pick from than Sweden, Norway or Finland as three-times winner Denmark left the contest for 11 years between 1966 and 1978. But with two fairly recent wins, and plenty of top 10 finishes, I still have choices! This top 5 …
My top 5 songs from…Bulgaria
While Bulgaria have had relatively few entries at Eurovision with just 12 appearances; they have certainly made an impact, especially in recent years with three grand final appearances on the trot, including two top 5 results. They've had one of the most active social media …
My top 5 songs from…Croatia
The only ex-Yugoslav country to have hosted the contest while still part of Yugoslavia, it was a Croatian band, Riva, that achieved Yugoslavia's sole win in 1989. I've made one small update to this top 5 following the 2018 contest...Initially the most successful of the …
My top 5 songs from…Belgium
An updated top 5 for one of Eurovision's original countries - and with 60 entries, few have as extensive a list to pick my favourites from. Yet Belgium has been something of an underperformer at Eurovision, and many of their entries have been average at …
My top 5 songs from…Belarus
There's a new song in this updated top 5 but no great changes in most other ways. Belarus remain overshadowed in Eurovision by their giant neighbour, Russia. Two contests on from when I first said were a minnow in Eurovision terms, that is still the …
My top 5 songs from…Austria
One of my earliest top 5s that I did back in December 2016, I've had two further entries to consider. Recent winners of Eurovision, Austria has a long history in the contest having notched up 51 appearances. Austria are twice winners (a long time apart …
My top 5 songs from…Azerbaijan
Having updated the top 5 of their neighbour and rival, it's now Azerbaijan's turn to have their Top 5 updated. A relative newcomer to Eurovision, they have taken it very seriously and had a string of Top 5 finishes (and a win) between 2009 and …