Earlier this evening, the news broke that France will be returning to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest after their one and only participation back in 2004. Thomas Pontier finished 6th in Lillehammar with the song “Si on voulait bien”. The return comes after a couple of years on […]
Here at Eurovision Ireland, we look at what happened at the Eurovision Song Contest and Family of Events #OnThisDay. Today is 12th May 2018 and we look at Serbia winning on their debut. 12th May – 11 Years Ago Today On this day in 2007, the 52nd Eurovision […]
Such is the popularity of the Eurovision Song Contest, held this year in Lisbon, Portugal, that participant countries now come from Israel and Australia. It is broadcast to millions of people in countries that don’t compete, such as the United States and Canada. Now, there may be reason for […]
Have you ever wondered how the Running Order for the Final (as well as the Semi-Finals) is created, then look no further. The European Broadcasting Union has put together a little interview with Christer Bjorkman to explain how it is all down. Video: YouTube/EBU Author: Richard Taylor Source: […]
Picture Source: EBU/Thomas Hanses Each day, I aim to bring you a couple of highlights and lowlights from this year’s Contest here in Lisbon. What did Days 11 & 12 have to offer us? Highlights The semi-finals are over and we have the line-up for the Grand Final. […]
Tonight on BBC Radio 2, there is a special edition of ‘Friday Night Is Music Night’. Tonight’s Concert is entirely hosted by Conchita herself. Conchita will perform hits from her own back catalogue, the musicals and much, much more. She will also be joined on stage by Mica […]
After what can only be described as a shock-fest given to us from the semi-finals, I am here with coverage of the first Dress Rehearsal for the Grand Final. You can follow the LIVE BLOG HERE – as always just refresh the page from 13:00 GMT/14:00 CET for […]
The running order for Saturday night’s Grand Final has been revealed. It looks like this: 01. Ukraine 02. Spain 03. Slovenia 04. Lithuania 05. Austria 06. Estonia 07. Norway 08. Portugal — break position 09. United Kingdom 10. Serbia 11. Germany 12. Albania 13. France 14. Czech Republic […]
It is a while since we’ve brought you any news on this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest – to be held in the Belarusian capital of Minsk. Yesterday we found out Wales are debuting at the Contest this year and you can find out more information about that […]
Wales are searching for talented youngsters to take part in a brand-new competition to find a representative from Wales to compete in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. You will need to sing in Welsh if you reach the final 12…but don’t worry…there will be lots […]