jjs1990
Writer, traveller, linguist, Eurovision fan!
While both members of the United Kingdom’s Eurovision 2015 duo have stated that Electro Velvet is no more, Alex Larke is still singing and is back with his new single “Shine On” – and it’s very different from his distinctly 1920s Eurovision swing! Alex, who was born on […]
Happy New Year! As it’s almost the first day of 2017 and we’re all thinking about the coming year, we here at Eurovision Ireland decided to kick off 2017 with our wish list of things we’d love to see at this year’s contest – now just 5 months […]
A couple of months ago, we reported on changes in the Maltese selection process for Eurovision that would hand over the voting power entirely to the people of Malta. And earlier today, Malta’s broadcaster PBS made another announcement! During a meeting in which the 16 finalists of Malta […]
Today the Montenegrin broadcaster RTCG announced that Slavko Kalezić will sing for Montenegro at Eurovision 2017! The former X Factor Adria contestant and host was selected internally to represent Montenegro in Kyiv from 27 entries submitted to RTCG written by 20 different composers. All we know so far […]
It’s almost 2017!! A new year, a new start and most importantly of all, ALMOST TIME FOR ANOTHER EUROVISION!! Yes, Eurovision 2017 is getting closer and 9 countries have already selected their artists to fly the flag for them in to Kyiv, Ukraine. Of course, as […]
With the national final season kicking off in Albania later tonight, let us take a look at three already chosen artists for Eurovision 2017. Three countries (Cyprus, Ireland and Austria) have chosen male solo artists to fly their flags in Kyiv, so let’s take a look at these […]
Today Eurovision fans around the globe learned the name of another contestant heading to Kyiv for the contest this May – Nathan Trent, who will be flying the flag for Austria! As always, fans welcome such news and immediately ask “But who is Nathan Trent?” Well, luckily for […]
Jana Burčeska has been selected to represent Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The Macedonian broadcaster MRT opted to choose a participant internally rather than through a selection event. Jana is known to the Macedonian public after she came 5th in the first edition of “Macedonian Idol”. […]
In 2015, he became Israel’s Golden Boy by bringing the country back to the Grand Final for the first time since 2010. Now Nadav Guedj has swapped his golden trainers for army boots as he embarks on his National Service! National Service is mandatory in Israel for both […]
During the mid-1990s, the Eurovision Song Contest changed dramatically. In 1993, 3 new countries that previously competed as part of Yugoslavia debuted in Millstreet in Ireland. The following year, a further 7 new countries from across the former Eastern Bloc debuted in Dublin. Eastern Europe had arrived en-masse […]