#BIRTHDAY: Joëlle Ursull from France is 62 today It’s always a good thing when a country tries something different. There’s one thing for a formulaic song, but thinking outside the box can be a breath of fresh air. It can sometimes pay dividends too. In the 1990s, our […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lior Narkis from Israel is 46 today Have you always been able to spot where an act’s from, without hearing them sing, but just by looking at their stage act? It is said that every nation has a certain ‘tell’, and they could be right. Our friends […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jeangu Macrooy from the Netherlands is 29 today Ah, the home entrant. So much pressure, and yet so little. Although some countries have been daring enough to win a home contest (or two), we’re pretty sure it’s often the host broadcaster not to win again. For the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Krassimir Avramov from Bulgaria is 50 today Treat is a word that’s bandied around very easily. Today is a genuine treat, a feast for eye and ear, and it makes you wonder why a tour de force like this didn’t make it to the Grand Final in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Malena Ernman from Sweden is 52 today Yes, we pick on that powerhouse with the blue-and-yellow flag today. You’re probably already sitting up to see which lucky Swede it is. Well read on. Today’s birthday girl Sara Magdalena ‘Malena’ Ernman had a go at that very interesting […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lulu from the United Kingdom is 74 today Do you remember when the UK of stuff were good at Eurovision? Yes, since we hit the 21st Century their fortunes have waned a little, aside from a certain performance in Torino/Turin. But in their prime, the BBC were […]
#BIRTHDAY: Vasil from North Macedonia is 38 today Those performers selected for 2020 but ended up performing a year later. They were a patient bunch. And some must have thought they’d blown their chance when the 2020 contest was cancelled. Today’s birthday boy Васил Гарванлиев/Vasil Garvanliev had to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jelena Tomašević from Serbia is 39 today We’ve got another home entrant here. They will always occupy a special place in Eurovision lore, as there has only been 66 of them. A small number have won, and a number have done the opposite. Maybe it’s best to […]
#HALLOWE’EN: Eurovision goes bump in the night Hallowe’en and Eurovision. Does it scare you? Do you tremble on 31 October when you get a sinister knock at your door? Are you relieved when you find out it’s only the local kids going trick-or-treating? Or do you leave the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Maja Tatić from Bosnia & Herzegovina is 52 today Do you have a favourite part of what used to be Yugoslavia? A part you have a soft spot for, and always cheer on if/when they take part in our favourite TV show? One ex-Yugo nation that is […]