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John Stanton

#BIRTHDAY: Kostas Bigalis from Greece is 70 today

#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: Rykka is 37 today

#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 […]

#PORTUGAL: And the winner is…

#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 […]

#MOLDOVA: And the winner is…

#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… […]