#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 […]
#PORTUGAL: Live Blog of Festival da Canção 2023 from 22.00 CET Portugal concludes its quest for a second Eurovision victory tonight, with the Grand Final of the legendary Festival da Canção. Thirteen songs are competing for right to represent Portugal at the 67th Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool […]
#BIRTHDAY: Chingiz from Azerbaijan is 32 today Do you play any contests on repeat? Are you convinced that the xxth Eurovision Song Contest was the best one ever? Maybe your favourite is 2019. It has its high points, but I have other ones I like more. Talking of […]
#BIRTHDAY: Miro from Bulgaria is 47 today Those countries after their maiden win must look with a bit of envy to those ‘newer’ countries that already have them. There must be a secret formula, they cry. There is: simply enter a decent song with widespread appeal. Our friends […]
#BIRTHDAY: Cornelia Jakobs from Sweden is 31 today We’ve often said that a gimmick can often help your quest for Eurovision glory. It’s usually something blindingly obvious, like a costume change or a big prop. But it’s not always so. In Torino/Turin, today’s birthday girl Cornelia Jakobs (née […]
#BIRTHDAY: Molly Sterling from Ireland is 25 today We like today’s birthday girl, and not just because she’s Irish. Some of us went on a boat trip with her, and chewed the fat for hours. It was a defining moment in 2015. Today’s birthday girl Molly Sterling was, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Morena from Malta is 39 today We all know that Eurovision should be a family affair. Yes, most of the fans are men, but there’s nothing to stop families settling down on a Saturday evening. So if it’s for a family audience, are there any subjects that […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lotta Engberg from Sweden is 60 today We like to think that most of the best songs to come from Sweden were in the 1980s. Classic after classic after classic. Well, for us they are anyway. Sometimes the saying about less being more is a wise one. […]
PORTUGAL: Live blog of Festival da Canção SF 2 from 22.00 CET Portugal continues its quest for a second Eurovision victory tonight, with the second semi-final of the legendary Festival da Canção. Ten songs are competing for the six remaining berths in the Grand Final, which takes place […]
#MOLDOVA: And the winner is… Moldovan broadcaster TRM has just finished selecting a song for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool in May. Ten songs went in, but one proved victorious. After a combination of jury and public voting, the song going to Liverpool from Moldova is… […]