BIRTHDAY: Ana Rucner is 37 today It would be good to see certain countries come back to our favourite TV show. Not just those micro-states, but there are some larger ones that did well in the past, but now sit on the sidelines. It wasn’t that long ago […]
BIRTHDAY: Serge Lama from France is 77 today We picked a French singer recently; one that you might not normally associate with our favourite TV show. Well today could be another one. Back in 1971 everything changed. A new voting structure, preview videos, and a natty little venue […]
BIRTHDAY: Carita from Finland is 66 today If you were a performer on the Eurovision stage, would you want to open a contest. Someone has to, and there’s debate on whether opening a contest is a good thing. It might have been easier in former times to do […]
BIRTHDAY: Gérard Lenorman is 75 today Our favourite TV show has a rich history, and it’s good to dig deep sometimes, to pick out those songs you won’t here every day. They won’t feature in a Top 250, or in a Eurovision disco. But they’re still valued. Back […]
ITALY: And the Sanremo winner is… The 70th Sanremo Festival is over, and Diodato has won with the song Fai rumore. After a combination of public voting, he/she/they will (hopefully) be representing RAI at the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam in May. Francesco Gabbani was runner-up, with Pinguini […]
ITALY: Sanremo Grand Final blog #joinus from 20.45 CET Italy’s festival of music in the Teatro Ariston comes to a conclusion tonight with the Grand Final. The winner will probably go on to represent their country in Rotterdam in May. However, the Grand Final is an interesting affair […]
BIRTHDAY: Claudette Pace from Malta is 52 today We’re already 20 contests or so into the 21st Century. Where has the time gone? It only seems like yesterday since we were at Globen for the first time, when it was a shiny building with a large ornamental lake […]
BIRTHDAY: Jimmie Wilson is 39 today We seem to be having a run of duos and duets lately, so here’s another one. After all, with two singers for the price of one, you’re bound to connect with at least 50% of the singers trying to sell you a […]
BIRTHDAY: Claes af Geijerstam is 74 today Do you remember the 1970s? It’s no bad thing if you do. It means you have seen lots of editions of our favourite TV show, and your favourite might not even be from the 20th Century! Imagine that. Contests before 2000. […]
BIRTHDAY: Trijntje Oosterhuis is 37 today Four years too early? Well, It’s not often someone is four years too early outside of an Olympic setting. But as we’re heading to Rotterdam’s fair city in the spring, it’s good to celebrate what the Dutch have done in the past. […]
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