Congratulations! You’ve reached the summit of my personal top 40 of Eurovision 2022. It was a really tough choice on who would end up as number 1, and to be…
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Eurovision 2022 top 40 countdown #2: CZECH REPUBLIC – We are Domi – Lights Off
I do have a bit of a soft spot for certain countries at Eurovision – San Marino is one, the Czech Republic is another. They’ve consistently been present in the…
Eurovision 2022 top 40 countdown #3: POLAND – Ochman – River
With Lithuania at #5, Ukraine at #4, and now Poland at #3, it’s a real cluster of Eastern European neighbours at the summit of my rankings. Ukraine and Lithuania are…
Eurovision 2022 top 40 countdown #4: UKRAINE – Kalush Orchestra – Stefania
Along with Sweden, Ukraine are truly one of the superpowers of modern Eurovision. Having only entered Eurovision for the first time less than twenty years ago, they’ve racked up two…
Eurovision 2022 top 40 countdown #5: LITHUANIA – Monika Liu – Sentimentai
Lithuania has been my winning song in both 2020 and 2021, and while this doesn’t get the hattrick, “Sentimentai” secures another top 5 result for the Baltic nation. Monika Liu…
Eurovision 2022 top 40 countdown #6: FRANCE – Alvan and Ahez – Fulenn
What’s this? France not sending a song in French shock! Well, it has happened several times before, though more unusually, it means we have a contest completely bereft of French…
Eurovision 2022 top 40 countdown #7: UNITED KINGDOM – Sam Ryder – Space Man
It’s my home country, the United Kingdom, always one of my most challenging entries to place as it can be hard to be truly unbiased. This year though I feel…
Eurovision 2022 top 40 countdown #8: NETHERLANDS – S10 – De diepte
It’s only three years since the Netherlands won the contest, after a gap of 44 years, and drew level with France, Luxembourg and the UK on wins (5). Their entry…
Eurovision 2022 top 40 countdown #9: PORTUGAL – Maro – Saudade, saudade
Portugal the palate cleanser. Once again, Portugal are bringing their own, very chilled out vibe to the contest with “Saudade, saudade”, sung by Maro (real name the impressively long Mariana…
Eurovision 2022 top 40 countdown #10: SAN MARINO – Achille Lauro – Stripper
We are at the top 10! Yes the very top set of my rankings and we begin with quite a surprise I expect. It’s not perhaps a surprise to see…