#BIRTHDAY: Rita from Israel is 61 today Unless you’ve been on Saturn’s biggest moon, or some parts of the USA, you’ll know that the Eurovision circus doesn’t always stay in what you could call Europe proper. It has occasionally ventured to a place called Israel. Some will associate […]
#BIRTHDAY: Serge from the Netherlands is 77 today Do you like a duet? One of those things where you get two voices working in perfect harmony. Or maybe where the two protagonists try to out-sing each other. We all know it happens. In 1971, Eurovision was just starting […]
#BIRTHDAY: Stig van Eijk from Norway is 42 today Are you starting think that certain [insert country here] already has the 2023 contest in the bag? Some people may do, using different theories to reach a conclusion. It’s a thought that fans of our favourite TV show have […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lucie Jones from the UK is 32 today What do you think of the Big Five? Should they get an automatic place in the final, or should they have to go through the semi-finals like the rest of us? It’s true that the Big Five do have […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ovidijus Vyšniauskas from Lithuania is 66 today Not so long ago, eyebrows were raised when our favourite TV show was extended to 25 countries. Can you imagine that? A one-night spectacular with 25 songs. That would be seen as piffling these days. Of course, where there are […]
#BIRTHDAY: Martine Clemenceau from France is 74 today When your country has had success in our favourite TV show, the pressure is always on your singers to repeat that success year after year. But there often comes a year (or more), when those good placings desert you. I […]
#ST PATRICK’S DAY: A time to celebrate It’s that time of the year again. No, not that time, that’s in May. If you’re Irish, then this is the day for you. Much of the world goes a little bit green – in more ways than one. So here […]
#BIRTHDAY: Alvan from France is 30 today It’s good to see something different tried at a Eurovision Song Contest. Usually anyway. Sometimes, Schlager can get a bit staid, and how many have suffered death-by-ballad? So something a bit folksy can stand out. Take 2022 for example. Our friends […]
#BIRTHDAY: Paul Oscar from Iceland is 53 today Just occasionally, we get songs that break the mould. A song so different that it has to be seen to be believed, and our favourite TV show is never quite the same again. And that brings me onto today’s song. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kostas Bigalis from Greece is 70 today Do you remember the 1990s? It was the decade of change, when our favourite TV show went from being something nice and cosy and light entertainment, to something far more bloodbath-like. And Ireland won a lot. In one of those […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sheldon Riley from Australia is 24 today Make a statement, they say. You only get three minutes, so you have to make an impact. In days of yore, you only had the song to do that. Of course, now, there’s a whole staging that can enhance those […]
#AZERBAIJAN: Tell me more finally revealed by İTV Azerbaijan’s broadcaster İTV finally reveals its entry for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool in May. In a grand unveiling earlier today, TuralTuranX showed off the video for their song Tell me more. And here it is: What do […]
#BIRTHDAY: Rykka is 37 today Do you like it when we see people from outside Europe (or, since 2015, Australia), taking part in our favourite TV show? Do you want to see the best singers, wherever they’re from? Or should they just be European? Of course, non-Europeans have […]
#OGAE IRELAND: Eurobash Ireland 2023! Are you in Dublin on Friday 21 April? Then this event could be for you. Our friends over at OGAE Ireland are gathering for a Bash and Preview Party. You’ll get to see and vote on this year’s crop of songs, before the […]
#PORTUGAL: And the winner is… The national final of the 2023 National Final season, and the viewers of Portugal’s Festival da Canção have chosen a song to carry the country’s hopes at the 67th Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool in May. After a combination of jury and public […]