This year’s Junior Eurovision Éire, the national selection for Ireland at the 2021 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, is currently filming. The filming is taking place at the RTÉ studios in Dublin. It is currently unknown when Junior Eurovision Éire will air. Mickey Joe Harte revealed on his Instagram […]
Welcome to our fourth country-specific #AtoZ series. During the National Final season, we started to look at a different country alphabetically each week. This week, on the lead up to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, we are looking at Sweden and today we are looking at S-V… Satellit […]
#BIRTHDAY: Maria Christian from Ireland is 56 today It’s often interesting how certain Eurovision stars crop up in the most interesting of places. Many just get three minutes on stage, and then it’s back to teaching, dentistry, or politics. Today’s birthday girl Maria Christian (aka Maria McCabe and […]
Over the course of April and May, on the lead up to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, we will be celebrating the countries that are participating this year in Rotterdam. Today, we celebrate Germany. Germany debuted at the Contest in 1956, in Lugano, Switzerland. Walter Andreas Schwarz took […]
Welcome to our fourth country-specific #AtoZ series. During the National Final season, we started to look at a different country alphabetically each week. This week, on the lead up to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, we are looking at Sweden and today we are looking at N-R… Never […]
Over the course of April and May, on the lead up to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, we will be celebrating the countries that are participating this year in Rotterdam. Today, we celebrate France. France debuted at the Contest in 1956, in Lugano, Switzerland. Mathé Altéry took part […]
#BIRTHDAY: Raphael from Spain is 78 today It must be galling when your country wins, and you went and performed for them the year before that win. Obviously, there have been occasions where a country has won (at least) two years running. It must have been even worse […]
Welcome to our fourth country-specific #AtoZ series. During the National Final season, we started to look at a different country alphabetically each week. This week, on the lead up to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, we are looking at Sweden and today we are looking at J-M… John […]
#BIRTHDAY: Anjeza Shahini from Albania is 34 today Cast your mind back, if you can, to when your country first took part in the Eurovision Song Contest. A time for optimism and hope. Who knows, that win or good placing was just a few voters away. Naturally, there […]
Over the course of April and May, on the lead up to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, we will be celebrating the countries that are participating this year in Rotterdam. Today, we celebrate Denmark. Denmark debuted at the Contest in 1957, in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany. Birthe Wilke & Gustav […]
Welcome to our fourth country-specific #AtoZ series. During the National Final season, we started to look at a different country alphabetically each week. This week, on the lead up to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, we are looking at Sweden and today we are looking at F-I… Fångad […]
Over the course of April and May, on the lead up to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, we will be celebrating the countries that are participating this year in Rotterdam. Today, we celebrate Switzerland. Switzerland debuted at the Contest in 1956, in Lugano, Switzerland. Lys Assia finished in […]
Unity, the Dutch participants from the 2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest are back. They have released a Dutch language cover of Teach-In’s Dutch winning entry from the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest, “Ding-A-Dong”. You can listen to the cover version below: Teach-In took victory at the Contest in 1975, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Massimo Ranieri from Italy is 70 today Our favourite TV has always attracted bigger names, who quite happily mix with those rising stars looking for their big break. Take the Sanremo Festival for example. There are competitions for established and new stars. Talking of Italy, today’s birthday […]
Over the course of April and May, on the lead up to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, we will be celebrating the countries that are participating this year in Rotterdam. Today, we celebrate Latvia. Latvia debuted at the Contest in 2000, in Stockholm, Sweden. Brainstorm finished in third […]
Welcome to our fourth country-specific #AtoZ series. During the National Final season, we started to look at a different country alphabetically each week. This week, on the lead up to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, we are looking at Sweden and today we are looking at A-E… ABBA […]
#BIRTHDAY: Saara Aalto from Finland is 34 today Our friends in Finland have had a very spotty time at Eurovision. Only one win in xxx years, and very little else in the higher positions. It matters not, especially to the fans. They will love certain countries/acts/songs, however well […]
Over the course of April and May, on the lead up to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, we will be celebrating the countries that are participating this year in Rotterdam. Today, we celebrate Finland. Finland debuted at the Contest in 1961, in Cannes, France. Laila Kinnunen finished in […]
Over the course of April and May, on the lead up to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, we will be celebrating the countries that are participating this year in Rotterdam. Today, we celebrate Bulgaria. Bulgaria debuted at the Contest in 2005, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Kaffe finished in nineteenth […]
#BIRTHDAY: Levina from Germany is 30 today It’s all very well celebrating winners. They deserve their praise as they’ve finished the top in their field. But for every winner, there are plenty of non-winners. Some being more non-winner than others. Our friends in Germany haven’t had the easiest […]
#BIRTHDAY: Peter Nalitch from Russia is 40 today Do you ever wonder why a certain song does so well or so badly? Do you think it was robbed of a place in the Grand Final, or got through when it shouldn’t have done. Back in 2010, Russia sent […]
We can all recall the disappointment of the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest being cancelled last year and probably no-one was as disappointed as all the 2020 performers , who were putting their hearts and souls into producing great performances for us in May 2020 . However, whilst many […]
#ESC2021: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Part VII: The Rest of the West The Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam is getting ever closer. We at Eurovision Ireland are ready for it, and our coverage will continue whether you want it to or not. As a way to keep us occupied […]
Over the course of April and May, on the lead up to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, we will be celebrating the countries that are participating this year in Rotterdam. Today, we celebrate Portugal. Portugal debuted at the Contest in 1964, in Copenhagen, Denmark. António Calvário finished in […]
Welcome to our third country-specific #AtoZ series. During the National Final season, we will look at a different country alphabetically each week. This week, we are looking at France and today we are looking at W-Z… White and Black Blues Joëlle Ursull represented France at the 1990 Eurovision […]
Last year, ProSieben, the German national broadcaster, introduced the Free European Song Contest after the cancellation of the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. One year on from the inaugural Contest, the Contest returns on Saturday 15th May. Just like last year, Steven Gätjen and Conchita Wurst will be hosting […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ketil Stokkan from Norway is 65 today We all know that every country has a living Mr and Ms Eurovision. Some places have clear leaders. But some other countries have some healthy competition. Norway’s Mr Eurovision sadly died last year. No one can ever really replace him. […]
Welcome to our third country-specific #AtoZ series. During the National Final season, we started to look at a different country alphabetically each week. This week, we return to looking at France and today we are looking at S-V… Serge Lama Serge Lama represented France at the 1971 Eurovision […]
Welcome to our third country-specific #AtoZ series. During the National Final season, we started to look at a different country alphabetically each week. This week, we return to looking at France and today we are looking at N-R… Noëlle Cordier Noëlle Cordier represented France at the1967Eurovision Song Contest […]
Over the course of April and May, on the lead up to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, we will be celebrating the countries that are participating this year in Rotterdam. Today, we celebrate Albania. Albania debuted at the Contest in 2004, in Istanbul, Turkey. Anjeza Shahini finished in […]
Over the course of April and May, on the lead up to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, we will be celebrating the countries that are participating this year in Rotterdam. Today, we celebrate Georgia. Georgia debuted at the Contest in 2007, in Helsinki, Finland. Sopho Khalvashi finished in […]
Over the course of April and May, on the lead up to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, we will be celebrating the countries that are participating this year in Rotterdam. Today, we celebrate Serbia. Serbia debuted at the Contest in 2007, in Helsinki, Finland. Marija Šerifović finished in […]
Over the course of April and May, on the lead up to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, we will be celebrating the countries that are participating this year in Rotterdam. Today, we celebrate Iceland. Iceland debuted at the Contest in 1986, in Bergen, Norway. ICY finished in sixteenth […]
Over the course of April and May, on the lead up to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, we will be celebrating the countries that are participating this year in Rotterdam. Today, we celebrate Moldova. Moldova debuted at the Contest in 2005, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Zdob și Zdub finished […]
Earlier tonight, Molly Sandén took to the stage with a recorded performance of Husavik, from Husavik, for the Oscars Pre-Party show on ABC in the United States. For those that were unable to see it internationally, you can watch it right here: Let us know what you think […]
Tonight, the 93rd Academy Awards (commonly known as the Oscars), is taking place. Husavik, from Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga, is up for Best Original Song. During the Pre-Party leading up to the awards ceremony, a specially recorded performance of Husavik by Molly Sandén will be broadcast. […]
Over the course of April and May, on the lead up to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, we will be celebrating the countries that are participating this year in Rotterdam. Today, we celebrate Poland. Poland debuted at the Contest in 1994, in Dublin, Ireland. Edyta Górniak finished in […]
Over the course of April and May, on the lead up to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, we will be celebrating the countries that are participating this year in Rotterdam. Today, we celebrate Austria. Austria debuted at the Contest in 1957, in Frankfurt-am-Main, West Germany. Bob Martin finished […]
#OBITUARY: Fredi from Finland has died aged 78 Veteran of two Eurovision Song Contests Matti Kalevi Siitonen, also known as Fredi, has died aged 78. A popular figure in the Finnish music scene. he had a career that spanned some 45 years. Eurovision fans will know him from […]
Over the course of April and May, on the lead up to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, we will be celebrating the countries that are participating this year in Rotterdam. Today, we celebrate Greece. Greece debuted at the Contest in 1974, in Brighton, the United Kingdom. Marinella finished […]
RTVS, the Slovakian national broadcaster, have stated that a debut at the 2021 Junior Eurovision Song Contest has yet to be ruled out. Slavomira Kubickova, Head of the RTVS International Relations department, had the following to say to Eurofestivales: “RTVS has not closed the door to the Junior […]
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