We’re not yet 10 songs into the countdown but we already encounter our second Big 5 country – Germany. They have more Eurovision appearances than any other country and have…
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Eurovision 2017 previews countdown: #37 SAN MARINO – Valentina Monetta & Jimmie Wilson – “Spirit of the Night”
Well, what more can you say – Valentina is back! Yes, the most famous of Sammarinese singers is back for record-equalling fourth time at Eurovision. She’s accompanied by the American…
Eurovision 2017 previews countdown: #38 SPAIN – Manel Navarro – “Do It for Your Lover”
Yes, it’s April Fool’s Day as I write this, but this is no joke for our first Big 5 country in the countdown, and the lowest by far they have…
Eurovision 2017 previews countdown: #39 CROATIA – Jacques Houdek – “My Friend”
We’re back to the Balkans as we head into the 39 to 30 stretch of the countdown. Croatia finished very high in last year’s countdown (an overinflated 6th place) but in the end…
Eurovision 2017 previews countdown: #40 GEORGIA – Tamara Gachechiladze – “Keep the Faith”
It’s our first trip to an ex-Soviet country and as was the case last year, it’s Georgia who gets the wooden spoon for that group. This is actually an improvement…
Eurovision 2017 previews countdown: #41 MALTA – Claudia Faniello – “Breathlessly”
An enduring and enthusiastic presence at Eurovision, Malta has one of the longest unbroken streaks of appearances (stretching back to 1991). And while they are small in size (2nd smallest…
Eurovision 2017 previews countdown: #42 SLOVENIA – Omar Naber – “On My Way”
We go from the Baltic to the Balkans, and it’s our first ex-Yugoslav country of the countdown. Slovenia initially did quite well at Eurovision but have struggled in recent years,…
Eurovision 2017 previews countdown: #43 LITHUANIA – Fusedmarc – “Rain of Revolution”
Someone has to receive the wooden spoon in the countdown, and I’m afraid that the (dis)honour this year falls on the largest of the three Baltic states, Lithuania. Last year,…
Eurovision 2017 previews top 43 countdown
It’s reached that point to begin the previews of every single one of the 43 entries in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. (It may be 42 ultimately but for now…
Eurovision 2017 previews: coming soon!
All 43 songs in this year’s competition have now been revealed (and the version of the song that is being entered) so it’s getting near time for me to begin the preview countdown where I preview each country’s entry in the run up to May. Last year, to keep things a bit more interesting, I moved […]