LRT, the Lithuanian national broadcaster, have broadcast heat three of EUROVIZIJA.LT 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. This evening, LRT broadcast heat three of EUROVIZIJA.LT 2026. The results were determined by 50% televoting and 50% jury voting. The two finalists chosen tonight were: […]
SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, have held heat two of Melodifestivalen 2026 this evening – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. Six songs took to the stage in Gothenburg and here are the results from Heat Two: A total of 565,221 members of […]
Taylor Hynes from Ireland, has turned 22 years old today. Taylor represented Ireland, at the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 15th place, with “IOU”. Happy Birthday, Taylor! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments below […]
#BIRTHDAY: 7 Feb – Jimmie Wilson is 45 Who doesn’t love a duo? After all, with two singers for the price of one, you’re bound to connect with at least 50% of the singers trying to sell you a song. Our friends in San Marino have tried a […]
#STORYOFMYLIFE – Day Five with John from EI In this series, we’ll be talking to someone and asking them to pick five songs (over five days) that mean something to them. These may not be their top five songs of all time – merely songs that attach to […]
AVROTROS, the Dutch national broadcaster, have revealed the number of applications for Junior Songfestival 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. AVROTROS have revealed that 1,600 singers applied to take part in Junior Songfestival 2026. The timeline for Junior Songfestival 2026 now looks […]
TVR, the Romanian national broadcaster, have confirmed the semi-finalists for Selecția Națională 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. 68 songs have been selected for the Selecția Națională 2026 semi final stage. The 10 finalists will be revealed on Thursday 12th February. […]
Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are taking a historical look back on our favourite Contests past and present, on the very day they took place. Today it’s February 6th: Monday 6th February 1961 On this day in 1961, the 3rd edition of Melodifestivalen took place in Stockholm. Siw […]
Axel Åhman has turned 33 years old today. Axel most recently took part, as part of KAJ, at Melodifestivalen 2025 – finishing in 1st place, with “Bara bada bastu”. Happy Birthday, Axel! Let us know what you think about Melodifestivalen – either in the comments below or on […]
#BIRTHDAY: 6 Feb – Sopho Nizharadze from Georgia is 41 Did you ever wonder what songwriters are thinking of when they come up with titles? Do they go for something long – like Barry White – or something brief, to the point, and easy to search for on […]