BIRTHDAY: Francesca Michielin from Italy is 25 today We all know that one of the Big Five (at least) is really gunning for its next win. Year after year it generally out-performs the other four with its results. And when it does win, what a glorious contest that […]
#OBITUARY: Jahn Teigen has died aged 70 Eurovision Ireland is sorry to hear of the passing of Jahn Teigen, who has died after a short illness at the age of 70. He was a contender for Norway’s Mr Eurovision, having been involved in it for many years. For […]
BIRTHDAY: Plastic Bertrand is 66 today It’s fair to say that our favourite TV show can launch careers. A certain foursome from Sweden perhaps. Or a false flagger singing for Switzerland. But it can also give that established artiste a further shot at fame. But for the known […]
BIRTHDAY: Maxi from Ireland is 70 today Some countries in our favourite TV show have had a very illustrious history, even if these days it’s a little more patchy. It’s difficult to fathom out why. Or is it? So to remember those past good times, we’ve delved back […]
PORTUGAL: Festival da Canção SF1 #JoinUs at 22.45 CET Portugal’s road to the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest starts tonight with the first of two semi-finals of Festival da Canção. Four songs from tonight will go forward to the national final on 7 March. You can follow the action […]
UKRAINE: And the winner is… Vidbir 2020 is over, and Ukraine has selected Go_A as its representative for the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam in May. They will sing Solovey. After a combination of votes from the Ukrainian public and an expert jury, beat Khayat and Krutь into […]
BIRTHDAY: Lenny Kuhr from the Netherlands is 70 today When you look at the Netherlands’ fortunes, you will see amongst it five wins. They had to wait 44 years between their last two, but the first three came in a 12 year spell. That’s impressive. Any country would […]
UKRAINE: Live blog of Vidbir 2020 #JoinUs from 18.00 CET After a hiccup in 2019, Ukraine selects its song that could score the country’s third win. Two semi-finals have yielded six songs which will run the gauntlet of a public vote and expert jury. Who will win? You […]
BIRTHDAY: Cezar from Romania is 40 today Stage performances come in all shapes and sizes. Some are just the singer, with backdrop, giving us a simple song. Others use cowbells, Alpen horns, costume changes, or even children (pre 1989). Today’s birthday Florin Cezar Ouatu tried a different tack. […]
OBITUARY: Pearl Carr has died aged 98 The world of Eurovision is sad to hear of the passing of Pearl Carr, who represented the United Kingdom at the 1959 Eurovision Song Contest in Cannes with her late husband Teddy Johnson. Pearl and Teddy were the first in a […]
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