Is Käärijä review-proof? I mean, this is a man whose music reflects his mantra of “It’s Crazy. It’s Party.” And…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Czechia: Vesna and My Sister’s Crown
OOOF. (I know I should stop opening these reviews with OOOF, but some of these songs are OOF.) My Sister’s…
Italy: Marco Mengoni and Due Vite
OOOF. I could go into a long blog post here about Sanremo and how the Italian music industry is doing…
Slovenia: Joker Out and Carpe Diem
So yesterday, Euronista Twitter had a bit of a meltdown after reading a BBC news article by a BBC music…
France: La Zarra and Evidement
Ooh la la! I associate France with chansons (Patricia Kass, Barbara) or aburdist comedy (Sebastien Tellier, Les Fatals Picards, Twin…
Serbia: Luke Black and Samo Mi Se Spava
I woke up with a migraine this morning, and while the pain is largely gone, I’m now in the stage…
