IRELAND: RTÉ presents… Ireland will be represented by Lesley Roy at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. She will perform Story of my life. Lesley is a singer/songwriter from Balbriggan Co.Dublin, who splits her time between her home in the East Village in NYC and Ireland. Lesley released […]
BIRTHDAY: Umberto Tozzi is 68 today Let’s go back to the 1980s. A world of orchestras, big hair, big shoulders, but everything. And a regular supply of the same countries taking part year in year out. That doesn’t always mean it was a bad thing. Our friends in […]
#And the winner is… Eesti Laul 2020 has just finished, and Uku Suviste will represent Estonia and ERR in Rotterdam in May. He will sing What love is. Jaagup Tuisk finished second with Beautiful life, and Annet x Fredi finished third with Write about me. Author: John Stanton […]
ESTONIA: Meet the contestants at Eesti Laul 2020 – Part III In our final instalment, Eurovision Ireland caught up with some of the contestants vying to be the Estonian representative at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. In this segment, we spoke to Annet x Fredi, Jaagup Tuisk and […]
LEAPDAY: Songs in the Key of 29 It only comes but once every four years, so why not celebrate it. If it’s your birthday today, then many happy returns from the Eurovision Ireland team. And how best to commemorate this most elusive of dates? Why, with songs that […]
ESTONIA: Meet the contestants at Eesti Laul 2020 – Part II Eurovision Ireland caught up with some of the contestants vying to be the Estonian representative at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. In this segment, we spoke to Uudo Sepp, Uku Suviste and SHIRA. What do you think […]
ESTONIA: Meet the contestants at Eesti Laul 2020 Eurovision Ireland caught up with some of the contestants vying to be the Estonian representative at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. In this segment, we spoke to Rasmus Rändvee, Stefan and Synne Valtri & Väliharf. What do you think their […]
BIRTHDAY: Jean Gabilou from France is 76 today France are good at Eurovision. Well, they have been in the past. And anyone can win our favourite TV show. And wouldn’t you love a contest in Paris? And that’s a lot of ‘ands’. We can always dream. But it’s […]
UK: The act is revealed The BBC has revealed that James Newman will be singing for the United Kingdom at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. James will be performing My last breath, a song he has co-written with Ed Drewett, Adam Argyle and Iain James. Back in 2014, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Humphrey Campbell is 62 today Are the contests too big? Do you like 154 countries taking part, or were you happy when it was just 20? It has increased over the years, but there were days without the semi-finals. In 1992, we were wondering how a contest […]