#EUROVISION: Review of Fire Saga As you’ll know, the film The Story of Fire Saga has now hit the screens, and has received every possible review out there. We at Eurovision Ireland have taken a different approach, and selected two of the stand out songs to talk about […]
Hello dear readers of Eurovision Ireland! Today we continue with our a new series: One Day Love! Each week we will celebrate one song from Eurovision History. Here, you will find facts like: year, country, artist, title of the song, lyrics (translations when the song is in another […]
Let’s face it, for all the complaining that the Big 5 have it easy at the Eurovision Song Contest, it’s actually not so glamourous. Sure they get an automatic spot in the final, but for many years this didn’t translate into placing on the scoreboard! In this new […]
#IRELAND: Review of 1993 National Final As you will know, Ireland has had seven victories at the Eurovision Song Contest. It leads the table of winners. But how did this happen? We at Eurovision Ireland went back in time to 1993, to see what Niamh Kavanagh had to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jurij Veklenko from Lithuania is 30 today It must be a thankless task trying to make that first win for your country. For some, it was easier than others. Many people tried before Portugal triumphed, but Serbia got it at the first go. But it’s not just […]
Welcome to Eurovision Ireland’s first ever A-Z of the Eurovision Song Contest. Over the next few weeks, we will be bringing you some alphabetical memories from everyone’s favourite Song Contest. Today, we are at the letter G. Gothenburg Gothenburg, hosted the thirtieth Eurovision Song Contest in 1985 – […]
Following on from earlier when we brought you news of Estonia and San Marino, confirmation has been received from another non-debutant – Slovakia. RTVS, the Slovakian national broadcaster were on the initial list of participants for the inaugural Contest back in 2003 – but later withdrew. While they […]
Following a week on from the debut of “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga”, one of its biggest hits has entered the UK Official Chart. “Husavik” (performed by Molly Sanden), has debuted on the Chart at number 60. There is more good news for Iceland in […]
A further two countries have declined participation at the forthcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest this year, to be held in Warsaw on Sunday 29th November. Estonian broadcaster ERR have revealed that Estonia will not be making their debut at this year – the only Baltic country yet to […]
In this new series from Eurovision Ireland, we will be taking a look at the participating countries and their entries that have avoided the dreaded ‘Nul Points’ in the Grand Final – thanks to just one other participating country. Today we look at Sweden. 1961 In 1961, Sweden […]
USA: Eurovision performers from across the pond Whilst Eurovision is distinctly a European, Mediterranean and Australian affair, our friends across the Atlantic have occasionally been called in to help countries with their songs. As rumours always swirls around about a US version of Eurovision, or a US broadcaster […]
Exciting news from France today! France representative at Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam will be chosen using a national final, but this time it won’t be ‘Destination Eurovision‘! The selection process will be called ‘Eurovision France, c’est vous qui décidez‘ (Eurovision France, it’s you who decides’). Submissions […]
Australia will see a possible change in broadcaster if participation takes place in Warsaw. Following ABC participating in 2017, 2018 and 2019, it is likely that SBS will return to hosting the Junior Eurovision Song Contest after 2015 and 2016. ABC had a contract with the European Broadcasting […]
RTSH have confirmed that ‘Festival i Kenges’ will be used to select the Albanian participant for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest – therefore Arilena Ara will not go forward to Rotterdam again. While no dates for this year’s Contest has yet to be revealed, the submission period will […]
The Final of this year’s Junior Songfestival in The Netherlands will take place on Saturday 26th September. The venue will be the Rotterdam Ahoy, however no audience will be allowed in. This may be seen as a test ahead of next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. When it comes […]
In this new series from Eurovision Ireland, we will be taking a look at the participating countries and their entries that have avoided the dreaded ‘Nul Points’ in the Grand Final – thanks to just one other participating country. Today we look at Austria. 1961 In 1961, Austria […]
In this new series from Eurovision Ireland, we will be taking a look at the participating countries and their entries that have avoided the dreaded ‘Nul Points’ in the Grand Final – thanks to just one other participating country. Today we look at Monaco. 1959 In 1959, Monaco […]
#BIRTHDAY: Roman Lob from Germany is 30 today The Big Four/Five is a thing that has always divided opinion. Should they compete in the semi-finals with the rest or not? It’s true that certain broadcasters put more money in, but now it’s likely the contest may become more […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tajči from Yugoslavia is 50 today A home entry! Excellent. This one comes from a country warm enough for the home participant not to worry about wishing they’d gone somewhere more exotic. The home broadcaster was a joint effort between a national and a regional TV company. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Michael Teschl from Denmark is 49 today What’s this? Another duo? You wait for weeks and then two come along at once. A double double as it were. But this one did marginally better. Today’s birthday boy Michael Teschl paired up with Trine Jepsen in 1999 They […]
In this new series from Eurovision Ireland, we will be taking a look at the participating countries and their entries that have avoided the dreaded ‘Nul Points’ in the Grand Final – thanks to just one other participating country. Today we look at Luxembourg. 1958 In 1958, Luxembourg […]
Hello dear readers of Eurovision Ireland! Today we continue with our a new series: One Day Love! Each week we will celebrate one song from Eurovision History. Here, you will find facts like: year, country, artist, title of the song, lyrics (translations when the song is in another […]
#BIRTHDAY: Maxi Garden from Germany is 46 today Duos come in strange pairings sometimes. We’ve had the lovers, the siblings, the twins, and the people put together as a result of a TV talent show. But then there is another type of duo. This is the parent and […]
Kazakhstan will be participating at the upcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in Warsaw, Poland. For the third year running, Khabar TV, the Kazakh broadcaster, have been issued an invitation to take part by the European Broadcasting Union – which they have accepted once again. Details on how they […]
Following the NEWS on 15th June that the board of ERT, the Greek national broadcaster, was considering a return to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Warsaw, a decision has been made. The board of ERT have revealed that Greece will not be returning to the Contest in […]
With the release of Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga at the weekend, many of the songs from the soundtrack have entered the UK iTunes Chart. As of Monday 30th June, here are the current standings in the Top 100: (05) – Husavik (24) – Double […]
Hello dear readers of Eurovision Ireland! Today we continue with our a new series: One Day Love! Each week we will celebrate one song from Eurovision History. Here, you will find facts like: year, country, artist, title of the song, lyrics (translations when the song is in another […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tanja Ribič from Slovenia is 52 today What style of song do you like best? Does it need costume changes, clucking, or maybe the odd penguin on stage? Or do you like a song just to be a song without all the bells and whistles? Today’s birthday […]
#BIRTHDAY: Alsou from Russia is 37 today We all remember the winners of our favourite TV show. But do we also remember those runners-up, those bridesmaid, those ‘first losers’? Some of them maybe should be more renowned than the song that beat them. We also have our favourite […]
It’s time for the first results from our the Best of the Big 5 series! We wanted to know who is your all time favourite from Spain – and we have a result! You voted in your thousands, sifting through all of Spain’s Eurovision entries since their debut […]
#BIRTHDAY: Marc Roberts from Ireland is 52 today The home entrant. It could be disappointing if you like travelling. Especially if you miss out on a place warm and sunny. Or it means you might be able to go home between rehearsals. If you were Irish in the […]
In the first of this new series from Eurovision Ireland, we will be taking a look at the participating countries and their entries that have avoided the dreaded ‘Nul Points’ in the Grand Final – thanks to just one other participating country. Today we look at The Netherlands. […]
Over the last 6 decades, 27 countries have won the Eurovision Song Contest, ranging from Portugal in the far west of mainland Europe, all the way across to Azerbaijan on the shores of the Caspian Sea. This also means that just over half of all countries to have […]
Welcome to Eurovision Ireland’s first ever A-Z of the Eurovision Song Contest. Over the next few weeks, we will be bringing you some alphabetical memories from everyone’s favourite Song Contest. Today, we are at the letter F. Frankfurt-am-Main Frankfurt-am-Main, hosted the second Eurovision Song Contest in 1957 – […]
#BIRTHDAY: Rodolfo Chikilicuatre from Spain is 50 today Do you love to laugh? Do you love a good joke? Do you want to see the lighter side of any situation? Then let me introduce you to word that might give you all manner of dread. That word is […]
Hello dear readers of Eurovision Ireland! Today we continue with our a new series: One Day Love! Each week we will celebrate one song from Eurovision History. Here, you will find facts like: year, country, artist, title of the song, lyrics (translations when the song is in another […]
#BIRTHDAY: Britt Synnøve Johansen is 50 today Is there an ideal age for taking part in our favourite TV show? Should you have already earned your spurs in the entertainment scene, or could a complete novice do it? Obviously, those with experience start at different times, so a […]
Magic Radio has launched a two week pop-up station today, “Magic Eurosong”, to tie in with the release of “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Wild Saga”. “Magic Eurosong” can be listened to HERE or via the Magic Radio app until Sunday 5th July. Eurovision Song Contest songs […]
Welcome to Eurovision Ireland’s first ever A-Z of the Eurovision Song Contest. Over the next few weeks, we will be bringing you some alphabetical memories from everyone’s favourite Song Contest. Today, we look at E. Edinburgh Edinburgh hosted the Eurovision Song Contest back in 1972, after Monaco (1971’s […]
Tonight should have seen the Final of Eurovision Young Musicians 2020, however due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it has been postponed to an unknown date. Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are looking back at it’s history so far. 2010 The fifteenth edition of Eurovision Young Musicians took place […]
Today should have seen the Final of Eurovision Young Musicians 2020, however due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it has been postponed to an unknown date. Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are looking back at it’s history so far. 1990 The fifth edition of Eurovision Young Musicians took place […]
After Tom Lee announced that he would not be returning to the Eurovision Song Contest next year, the French Head of Delegation today announced that a new internally-produced National Final will take place. The new National Final will be a one night affair from one of France’s regional […]
#BIRTHDAY: Glennis Grace from the Netherlands is 42 today Anyone can win the Eurovision Song Contest. There, I’ve said it. We cite the examples of Portugal and Finland. But there are others. Last year we had a win by our friends in the Netherlands. Over the years, the […]
This Sunday should have seen the Final of Eurovision Young Musicians 2020, however due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it has been postponed to an unknown date. Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are looking back at it’s history so far. 1982 The first edition of Eurovision Young Musicians took […]
The 2020 edition of Golden Stag (Cerbul de Aur) has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Former Eurovision participants, including Ireland’s very own Ryan O’Shaughnessy (2018), has taken part in the past. TVR had the following to say: “We do not want to make compromises that affect […]
Hello dear readers of Eurovision Ireland! Today we are happy to announce the start of a new series: One Day Love! Each week we will celebrate one song from Eurovision History. Here, you will find facts like: year, country, artist, title of the song, lyrics (translations when the […]
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