BIRTHDAY: Anabel Conde from Spain is 44 today Second, eh? Is there a more annoying position? Well, if you’re the home entry, then maybe not if you’re the host broadcaster. But if you’ve travelled half-way across Europe with high hopes, then finishing second and finishing sixteenth are about […]
BIRTHDAY: Tor Endresen from Norway is 60 today We can all agree that Eurovision is a bug. It gets to you, and you can’t get enough. Sometimes you may even think it’s taken over your very soul. It must be the same if you’re a performer. You keep […]
KAN, the Israeli broadcaster, have announced that they will once be withdrawing from the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – with no specific reason why. Israel had only participated twice before last year – in 2012 and 2016. However all is not lost for Israeli fans, as KAN have […]
BIRTHDAY: Rambo Amadeus from Montenegro is 56 today Don’t you just love those ‘novelty’ entries? There have been plenty, to varying degrees of success. One or two have even won. I’ll let you work out which. Of course, these novelties sometimes have a message, even if it’s heavily […]
BIRTHDAY: Esther Ofarim representing Switzerland is 78 today Picture the scenario: you’ve heard of the Eurovision Song Contest and think you’re good enough to compete. But your nation can’t or won’t participate. What do you do? You find a country that will. It’s happened many times. Czechs singing […]
IRELAND: Nicky Byrne to participate in Soccer Aid 2019 Nicky Byrne, who took part in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland, will again be taking part in the charity event Soccer Aid, which takes place this Sunday, 16 June. Nicky is part of the World XI squad, […]
BIRTHDAY: Ivo Linna from Estonia is 70 today Hooray! A big birthday! And a legend’s. Well, we think he is anyway. It’s from the time when a certain Baltic nation started to show us what it could via the gift of song. It’s a very important thing in […]
Last week, we revealed that there was a chance that Slovakia would be debuting at this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest, however the rumoured information seems to have been false. The press spokesperson for RTVS, Erika Rusnáková, confirmed that the nation would not be participating this year. Author: […]
BIRTHDAY: Linda Williams from the Netherlands is 64 today We continue our brief sojourn into the world of Benelux today. It was once a powerhouse of song, but since got overtaken by places further north, east and south. However, with so many song to pick from, there are […]
BIRTHDAY: Blanche from Belgium is 20 today You wait ages for a Belgian performer to come along, and then two appear on consecutive days. Well, Belgium have been participating since 1795, only missing three years. So there are a lot of singers to choose from. As you’ll know, […]
BIRTHDAY: Amaury Vassili from France is 30 today The free language rule is a funny old thing. Obviously, most countries have picked a world-wide language to do their stuff. English usually, but French is often a good bet too. So imagine our surprise when one of the Big […]
BIRTHDAY: Sophie Carle from Luxembourg is 55 today The home entrant. No pressure on performing in front of your home crowd then. Just imagine it, the local newspapers will be watching your every move and delving into your past. So you need to be squeaky clean. Squeaky id […]
Ever since the publishing part one of the ‘The Naked Men of Eurovision‘ back in 2015, the public asked us if we’ll ever going to do a part two. Well, after four years, we thought it was the time to give our viewers an update with more recent […]
During the day, news about a possible Slovakian debut at this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest has come to light. Eurovision Takeover have sourced a quote given to Eurofestivales. The RTVS Spokesperson told Eurofestivales: “RTVS currently supervises and evaluates in detail the possibilities of cooperation in the Junior […]
Sofia Pride will be welcoming their first ever Eurovision Song Contest winner to the event – on June 8th, Netta will take to the stage. The concert that Netta will perform at will be held at the Soviet Army Monument. Netta had the following to say: “When you […]
Two former participating nations have confirmed they will not be returning to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest this year – they are Moldova and Montenegro. Moldova’s TRM have confirmed to Eurovoix that they will not be returning to the Contest after withdrawing back in 2014. No reason has […]
BIRTHDAY: Igor Cukrov from Croatia is 35 today Do you notice that some areas specialise in certain styles of music? For example, our friends in Finland like their hard rock, and they’ve occasionally sent it to our favourite TV show. The Balkans, by contrast, like their big ballads. […]
BIRTHDAY: Enrico Ruggeri from Italy is 62 today Yesterday I briefly mention our friends in Italy. Well, as you may know, their relationship with our favourite Tv show has been up and down. They had the big gap between 1997 and 2011 and concentrated on their beloved Sanremo […]
BIRTHDAY: Ell from Azerbaijan is 30 today What’s this? Another duo? Well, with them you get double the chance of seeing what could be your favourite song played. And, for some, this will be their favorite song of all time. Cast your mind back to 2011. A certain […]
Great news for the UK Eurovision fans! Duncan Laurence (winner or the Eurovision Song Contest 2019) will concert in London on the 3rd of December as part of his European Tour. The concert was initially set to be at Oslo Hackney, but due to the increased demand the […]
BIRTHDAY: Monica Törnell from Sweden is 65 today If you’re ever in a tight spot, you can always rely on Sweden. Yes, the favourite of Eurovisions worldwide has come to our aid again. Some out there will think that Sweden can do no wrong. They could have someone […]
Days after the Eurovision Song Contest had concluded in Tel Aviv, the European Broadcasting Union revealed that France have withdrawn from this year’s Eurovision Choir, to be held in Gothenburg. Logistical problems surrounding the selected Choir is cited for the withdrawal. France were due to debut at Eurovision […]
The Finnish national selection UMK, will be returning to an open selection process for 2020. This form of selection process for UMK was also used between 2012 and 2017. Interested Songwriters and Artists will be able to submit entries between 1st and 8th November. YleX, Yle’s radio broadcaster […]
ITALY: Staggy’s National Day playlist Staggy, with a bit of help from the Eurovision Ireland team, has put together a short playlist to help celebrate Italy’s Festa della Repubblica. If you’re Italian, we hope you have a good day. Squeak!! First, let’s start with the song from 2017. […]
BIRTHDAY: Monica Anghel from Romania is 48 today Our friends in Romania haven’t had it that good of late. After a good run of form for most of this century, we’ve now only seen them in the Grand Final once in the last four years. There was even […]
BIRTHDAY: Sopho Khalvashi from Georgia is 33 today The first decade of this century saw a big expansion of the amount of countries taking part in our favourite TV show. Fifteen countries débuted. That’s more countries than took part in the first contests. One such début came from […]
Romania once had one of the best qualification rates of any country at the Eurovision Song Contest. But 2019 marks the second year the country has failed to progress to Saturday’s final. Fans were understandably disappointed and everyone has their own theories as to what went wrong or […]
Will Luxembourg return to the Eurovision Song Contest? The Contest will return to the BENELUX region for the first time since the 1980’s – the perfect time for Luxembourg to return? Groups have appeared on Social Media, as well as former Contest stars calling for the Nation’s return […]
BIRTHDAY: Pasha Parfeny from Moldova is 33 today Mr Eurovision. Every country has one. Or several. Or someone who thinks they are deserving of this title. Not to be confused with Dr Eurovision, obviously. There’s only room for one of those. Moldova has a claimant to that title […]
BIRTHDAY: Eyþór Ingi from Iceland is 30 today Performers of all ages have been seen on a Eurovision stage. It cam sometimes be a fun game to guess whether a performer looks their age or not. Many performers try to look younger than they are. Some succeed. Some […]
BIRTHDAY: Maimuna from Belarus is 39 today It’s sometimes the case that someone is credited as a performer, but they don’t actually sing. They could be really famous, and there’s a hope their name will capture a few extra votes. Today’s birthday girl Маймуна Амаду Мурашка/Maimuna Amadu Murasjko, […]
So, it’s only been just over a week since The Netherlands took the Eurovision crown and the hosting responsibility passed over from Israel to this beautiful country . There has of course, since then been a lot of speculation about which city the Dutch will pick as host […]
Last weekend in Tel Aviv, the Marcel Bezençon award winners 2019 were announced. There are three awards announced each year – they are the Press award (voted by the Press), Artistic award (voted by the Commentators) and Composer award (voted by a jury of participating Composers). So the […]
Eurovision may be over for another year, but preparations for Junior Eurovision are just getting started! Earlier today we learned the name of the first contestant heading to Gliwice in Poland this November, and it’s Giorgi Rostiashvili from Georgia! Giorgi won Ranina, the Georgian national broadcaster’s Junior Eurovision […]
It’s been just over a week now since all the fun and excitement of Eurovision 2019 in Tel Aviv, where the Netherlands claimed their 5th Eurovision victory with Duncan Laurence and ‘Arcade’. While we’re all in the throws of post-Eurovision depression, it’s time to look ahead to the […]
One week on since the Eurovision Song Contest took part in Tel Aviv, did the right country win – or do you think someone else should’ve taken the victory? Vote below and we will reveal the result next Sunday. Author: Richard Taylor Source: Eurovision Ireland
BIRTHDAY: Anne-Marie David is 67 today A winner? Well, there have been 67 of them, so they’ll crop up here from time to time. There is another winner who has a birthday today, but I’ll save her for another year. Today’s birthday girl Anne-Marie David has actually represented […]
BIRTHDAY: Dominique Walter from France is 77 today Can you see it? The dust settling, that is? Over another riotous cavalcade of quality song? We’ve had 64 of them now, so the EBU must be doing something right. A whole lot of contests mean that we have a […]
ESC2019: Statement on Grand Final jury result The EBU has acknowledged a mistake in the jury results from the Grand Final of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. After the Belarusian jury was dismissed for the Grand Final, an aggregation of other jury scores were used to determine that […]
Well, as we all know by now , The Netherlands achieved their much awaited 5th win after 44 years of trying , with the closest they got to breaking that long wait being back in 2014 being when The Common Linnets came 2nd with “Calm after the Storm […]
Last night, Duncan Laurence from the Netherlands won the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, scoring 492 points. Here are some facts about Duncan and his song Arcade you might want to know: His real name is Duncan de Moor He was born on 11 April 1994, making him 25 […]
Tonight, the 64th Eurovision Song Contest took place in Tel Aviv, Israel. In the last few moments Duncan Laurence was announced as the winner, with a score of 492 points. Duncan performed the entry Arcade for The Netherlands. Author: Richard Taylor Source: Eurovision Ireland
ESC2019: Final thoughts on Eurovision 2019 As our time in Tel Aviv comes to an end, we have some final thoughts on how we think things will unfold. Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
There are just a few hours left and the betting odds are changing. Let’s see the latest odds and who the bookies see finishing in the top 10! Netherlands Australia Switzerland Sweden Italy Iceland Norway Azebaijan France Russia We are all excited to find out tonight’s Eurovision winner. […]
BIRTHDAY: Alekseev from Belarus is 26 today We all know that staging is key. Yes, it’s a song contest, but sometimes a song needs a costume change or a slick dance routine to squeeze a few extra points out of the jurors and televoters. In 2018, when we […]
Who doesn’t love a Top 10? All Eurovision fans do! So here are our Top 10 Fun Facts for you to impress at your Eurovision parties and show off to your friends! Read on! 1 – This is the first time Tel Aviv has hosted a Eurovision event […]
BIRTHDAY: Lisa del Bo from Belgium is 58 today Do you ever hear a song and think that it sounds a lot like another song? It’s not quite plagiarism, but there are similarities that you can’t ignore. The plagiarism allegation is levelled at songs every year, usually without […]
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