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Category: eurovision 2023
San Marino: Piqued Jacks and Like An Animal
Jesus. What can I say about Piqued Jacks? I mean, it’s not their fault that I have to link to … More
Iceland: Dilja and Power
Iceland has sent some of my favourite ever acts to the competition: Hatari, Dadi Freyr, Silvia Night. But Dilja’s Power … More
Cyprus: Andrew Lambrou and Break a Broken Heart
Remember in 2018, when Fuego and Eleni Foureria’s hairography earned her a permanent spot on the ESC250? And 2019, when … More
Moldova: Pasha Parfeni and Soarele şi Luna
Moldova is the party song capital of Europe. They’ve given us Sunstroke Project, Zdob si Zdub, and Do Re Dos. … More
Finland: Käärijä and Cha Cha Cha
Is Käärijä review-proof? I mean, this is a man whose music reflects his mantra of “It’s Crazy. It’s Party.” And … More
Romania – Theodor Andrei and D.G.T.
I think we’ve established by now that, by Eurovision standards, I am an old, withered crone, a husk of a … More
Estonia: Alika and Bridges
First of all, i have to like Bridges. It’s the one Eurovision song this year in which I make an … More
Netherlands: Mia and Dion and Burning Daylight
Duncan Laurence’s Arcade is a Eurovision winner I just did not get. It was 2019; I was living in a … More
Denmark: Reiley and Breaking My Heart
I used to think that Denmark, one of the happiest nations in the world, had so little angst that it … More
