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 North Macedonia. North Macedonia debuted (as Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia) at the Contest in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Linas Adomaitis from Lithuania is 45 today Who’s your favourite duo? Is it one that won? Is it one that had two performers yelling at each other whilst stood close together? Or is it one of those duos that tried their best, but failed to make the […]
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 […]
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 Australia. Australia debuted at the Contest in 2015, in Vienna, Australia, Guy Sebastian finished in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tania Tsanaklidou from Greece is 69 today Have you ever met your hero? That one person who made you think a particular way, or aspire to a certain lifestyle. Were you disappointed when you met them, or did you admire them all the more? Today’s birthday girl […]
#BIRTHDAY: Manuel Ortega from Austria is 41 today If in doubt, repeat some words in your song lyric. It can sometimes pay dividends. Or it can make it appear that your song was originally two minutes and you needed to pad it out somehow. In 2002, Austria sent […]
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 Sweden. Sweden debuted at the Contest in 1958, in Hilversum, The Netherlands. Alice Babs finished […]
Ken Bruce will be opening up a vote on Friday 23rd April, to find the United Kingdom’s “Ultimate Eurovision Top 50”. The vote will close on Sunday 9th May, at 13:00 GMT. Details on how to vote will be available on the BBC Radio 2 website once the […]
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 Russia. Russia debuted at the Contest in 1994, in Dublin, Ireland. Youddiph finished in ninth […]
#BIRTHDAY: Julia Samoylova from Russia is 32 today Eurovision can be controversial. We all know that. We’ll try not to get involved with those contoversies here, save to say it makes our contest all the richer. In 2018, today’s birthday girl Ю́лия Оле́говна Само́йлова/Julia Olegovna Samoilova finally got […]
#BIRTHDAY: James Fox from the UK is 45 today If you’re a singer, it sometimes helps if you have a second string to your bow. Some who have taken part in Eurovision have dabbled in politics, but staying in entertainment is probably a better option. In 2004, today’s […]
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 Lithuania. Slovenia debuted at the Contest in 1993, in Millstreet, Ireland. 1X Band 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 Lithuania. Lithuania debuted at the Contest in 1994, in Dublin, Ireland. Ovidijus Vyšniauskas finished in […]
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 […]
#BIRTHDAY: Aram MP3 from Armenia is 37 today It’s always daunting being first on in a song contest. It’s bad enough if you get the Saturday night gig. But if you get first on in the first semi-final, you must be really worried. It’s long been the graveyard […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nathan Trent from Austria is 29 today Do you have a favourite stage prop of all time? Is it a staircase used by the UK in 2009? The collection of pictures of ladies used by Italy in 1963? Or even a glitter ball used by Belarus in […]
This week we are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest, on Saturday 3rd April – the first to be held in Ireland and the only Contest to be held at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. Over the course of the week, culminating on the 50th […]
This week we are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest, on Saturday 3rd April – the first to be held in Ireland and the only Contest to be held at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. Over the course of the week, culminating on the 50th […]
#BIRTHDAY: Michalis Rakintzis from Greece is 64 today Things got a little odd at the turn of the century. We were trapped in Nordic/Baltic Europe after time in the eastern Med. Countries were taking it in turns to be relegated. And we had some interesting acts. When we […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lucía from Spain is 57 today It’s noticeable that Eurovision song titles are getting shorter. Year after year we get these one-word titles, with the word in question often buried deeply in the lyric of the song. It’s as if there’s no imagination. But these one-word titles […]
Building on the success of our Best of the Big 5 series, Eurovision Ireland is broadening its search for your favourite entries from countries across the continent, spanning the contest’s entire back catalogue. On our tour of Scandinavia, so far we’ve checked off Iceland and Finland – now […]
Eurovision Ireland is excited to announce the UK and Ireland EUROVISION REUNION on ‘The Lewis Nicholls Show’, this Monday – April the 5th. The celebrity interviewer and host of show has reunited for you 11 Eurovision stars to share their experience, behind the scenes moments, personal moments and […]
This week we are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest, on Saturday 3rd April – the first to be held in Ireland and the only Contest to be held at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. Over the course of the week, culminating on the 50th […]
#OBITUARY: Patrick Juvet has passed away aged 70 Eurovision Ireland has found out that Swiss singer Patrick Juvet has died in Barcelona. He was 70. he was best known in Eurovision circles for his appearance at the 1973 contest in Luxembourg with the song Je vais me marier, […]
This week we are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest, on Saturday 3rd April – the first to be held in Ireland and the only Contest to be held at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. Over the course of the week, culminating on the 50th […]
#BIRTHDAY: Armando Gama from Portugal is 67 today The set at a Eurovision Song Contest is always a talking point. In the 21st Century, it’s an eagerly anticipated announcement. How many video screens will it have? Will there be an island stage? Will the fans get equal billing […]
Drag race superstar, Bimini Bon Boulash, runner up on the RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season 2, has appeared in an instagram post saying ‘This Ember is on Fire!’ The picture appears to be taken from the rehearsal for the Eurovision performance and the fans are loving it saying […]
#PLAYING WITH NUMBERS: Semi-final Two draw The 2021 Eurovision Song Contest is now starting to get exciting, now we’ve had the draw for the semi-finals. It’s always interesting to see who gets placed where. Will this crucial draw sink a song’s chances? Or will it boost the chances […]
BIRTHDAY: Eneda Tarifa from Albania is 39 today For some performers, it can be a long time between their selection, and the time they get to exercise their vocal chords on the hallowed Eurovision stage. Or at least it can seem a long time. Spare a thought for […]
#PLAYING WITH NUMBERS: Semi-final One draw It’s been another important day on that road to Rotterdam: the draw for the semi-finals. It’s always interesting to see who gets placed where. Will this crucial draw sink a song’s chances? Or will it boost the chances of one that was […]
This week we are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest, on Saturday 3rd April – the first to be held in Ireland and the only Contest to be held at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. Over the course of the week, culminating on the 50th […]
After broadcasting the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 2019, OMNI Television will be bringing the Contest to Canadian audiences again in 2021. OMNI Television were also due to broadcast last year’s Contest, before it was cancelled. The 2021 Eurovision Song Contest will not be shown […]
#BIRTHDAY: Barei from Spain is 39 today They say there’s nothing new in the world of Eurovision. The culturally similar countries may prefer their own songs. Certain personalities will always turn up. And there will always debate on whether the right song won. In 2016, our friends in […]
This week we are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest, on Saturday 3rd April – the first to be held in Ireland and the only Contest to be held at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. The Contest was only RTE’s second colour broadcast. Along with […]
The 10th M.A.M.A. Awards took place in Lithuania last night and The Roop took home four awards. The four awards were: Band of the Year 2020 Breakthrough of the Year 2020 Pop Band of the Year 2020 Song of the Year 2020 – “On Fire” The Roop were […]
BIRTHDAY: Bettan from Norway is 63 today We have a real treat for you today. A legend of our favourite TV show. A massive name in singing circles, particularly in the Nordic world. And a former winner. And it’s definitely not Carola. Today’s birthday girl Elisabeth Gunilla Andreassen […]
The Spanish annual Preview Party, PrePartyES, will once again be taking place online after a successful event in 2020. This year, it will be held on Saturday 24th April and is organised as ever by Eurovision-Spain.com. Last year, twenty four of the 2020 artists took place on the […]
BIRTHDAY: Polina Gagarina from Russia is 34 today There’s often an air of inevitability about some results. Certain countries will do badly. A country on the Baltic Sea often does well. And then there’s a certain very large country that straddles Europe and Asia. Our friends in Russia […]
Moments ago, the European Broadcasting Union published a statement regarding the participation of Belarus at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. You can read it in full here: Let us know what you think about Belarus in 2021 – either in the comments below or on our FACEBOOK and TWITTER pages. Author: Richard […]
BIRTHDAY: Dina Garipova from Russia is 30 today What themes do you like in a song? Something about falling in love with another? Or falling out of love with another? Or wanting everyone to fall in love with everyone in the world? Today’s birthday girl Дина Гарипова/Dina Garipova […]
Eurovision fans might remember Max Barskih from Evrobachennya 2012 – Natsionalyni vidbir, the Ukrainian National Selection for Eurovision, when he came 2nd with the song ‘Dance’. Over the years, Max has gain popularity not only in Ukraine, but in the surrounding countries as well. More and more often, […]
Building on the success of our Best of the Big 5 series, Eurovision Ireland is now broadening its search for your favourite entries from countries across the continent, spanning the contest’s entire back catalogue – that’s well over 1500 songs! You told us you wanted to vote for […]
During an interview for a bonus episode of the The Euro Trip, Christer Bjorkman spoke about how the final details of the 2022 American Song Contest should all be finalised by the end of today, Monday 22nd March. During the interview, the question over a Host City was […]
This week, “Embers” is the Record of the Week on BBC Radio 2 in the UK. Since Saturday and through to the end of this Friday, “Embers” will be played in the majority of the station’s shows. Ken Bruce has confirmed he will be playing it everyday on […]
The release date for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest official CD has been announced. This year, you will be able to purchase the official CD from Friday 23rd April. In previous years, you have been able to download the album a week or two earlier, however this has […]
Want a review that doesn’t take up all of your precious time? Your favourite lightening-fast review show is back for 2021 – it’s Review in Two, better known as #ReVu2! The 39 countries that are taking part in Rotterdam will all be getting their #ReVu2 moment, in the […]
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