In this 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 Greece. 1998 In 1998, Greece was […]
It had to happen, but after announcing in the music video that it would be the first AND last time he’d perform it, Dadi Freyr has finally covered “Jaja Ding Dong”. Will this truly be the last time Dadi Freyr performs this particular cover? Make your mind up […]
In MID-JULY, RTVS, the Slovakian national broadcaster, had revealed that they were undecided on participation in 2021 – however, non-participation has now been confirmed. RTVS has cited both financial constraints and low viewing figures for staying away from the Contest. However, there is some good news. RTVS do […]
Could the twentieth anniversary Melodifestivalen tour be off next year? Aftonbladet are reporting that the competition could take place in the same venue in Stockholm, across the six week period. The format of the competition will not be different, but a full audience is unlikely if the current […]
Khabar TV, the Kazakh broadcaster have announced the selection process for this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Warsaw. Just like last year, an internal selection will be used to find this year’s participant. Interested applicants can submit their entries between Monday 10th August and Thursday 20th August. […]
The Euro Trip, a podcast that has been going for the last seven years, has relaunched today. The host Rob Lilley, will be joined by his co-host from this year’s Eurojury every week, James Rowe. The relaunched Podcast can be best compared to a daytime television magazine programme […]
It is with great sadness that we report that Rajko Dujmic has passed away following a traffic accident on Wednesday 29th July. Rajko was part of Novi fosili, who represented Yugoslavia in 1987, finishing 4th in Belgium. He then went on to write the Yugoslav entries in 1988 […]
Along with Australia, North Macedonia and Wales, Ireland have also withdrawn from the 2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest due to the current Coronavirus pandemic. While Ireland initially announced their participation early on and went as far as reaching out for applicants, they have now withdrawn due to the […]
We have selection news from this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest host country Poland, as well as Ukraine. In Poland, ‘Szansa na Sukces – Eurowizja 2020’ will conclude on Sunday 27th September. Three semi finals will take place on 6th, 13th and 20th September. Twenty one acts will […]
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 I. Istanbul Harrogate, hosted the forty-ninth Eurovision Song Contest in 2004 – […]