#BIRTHDAY: Merethe Trøan from Norway is 52 today Do you remember the old days? When the contest was all done and dusted in one night, and none of these new Europeans were able to do their thing? Well 1992 was probably the last ‘old’ contest as we know […]
#ESC2022: Interview with BBC’s Richie Anderson Eurovision Ireland caught up with Eurovision fan Richie Anderson. He tells us about life at BBC Radio 2, his Eurovision memories and, of course, his favourite cake. Did you enjoy the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest? Did the right songs do well? Tell […]
#BIRTHDAY: Laura Voutilainen from Finland is 47 today Finland. The the country famed for lakes, rally drivers and beautifully unfathomable words. And a Eurovision tradition going back over 60 years. One win to show for it, even though they may have warranted much more. In 2002, today’s birthday […]
#ESC2022: Eurovision Ireland reviewed… The Jury Final On Friday evening, the Eurovision Ireland team were lucky enough to watch the Jury Grand Final from Turin. They picked their highlights. How close were they to final result? Were you happy with the result? Tell us what you think. Author: […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nicole Rieu from France is 73 today We has a song from the 1970s yesterday, and we have another one today. What are the chances? It is a different year, so if you’re unfamiliar with that decade, we’re hopefully educating you. In 1975, we went to the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Paulo de Carvalho from Portugal is 75 today very song – in it’s own way – makes its own piece of history. It could be a country’s début song. It could be their lowest ever scorer. Or it could make its mark for wider reasons. In 1974, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Alyosha from Ukraine is 36 today We love all songs here. For all their musical ability, or kickass prop, every song – and that’s EVERY song – will have at least one fan. Having said that, you must know there is that sort of song that few […]
#BIRTHDAY: Alexander Rybak from Norway is 36 today Some songs have just scraped a win, and some have won at a canter. Did you prefer the close contest, or should there by a time when a runaway runaway winner is a good thing? Occasionally a song comes along […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lidia Kopania from Poland is 44 today You know those countries that always turn up. They don’t always light up the scoreboard, but they come along every year, sometimes with high hopes and sometimes not. And many of these countries have never won – yet. In other […]
#ESC2022: Eurovision Ireland predicts… Semi-final 2 The Eurovision Ireland team managed to watch the jury show of the first semi-final of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. We were joined by TV’s Lisa-Jayne Lewis. We discuss our highlights and predict what songs we think will qualify, using the scientific […]