BIRTHDAY: Christie from Greece is 63 today All countries can have their day. And as others have said, anyone can win our favourite TV show. Austria or Portugal are two cases in point, where an indifferent track record has been interrupted by a win. These days, Greece has […]
FRA: Remaining finalists for Destination Eurovision The second semi-final of Destination Eurovision has just finished, and we have four songs through to the final on 26 February. After a combination of televote and international jury, the lucky four are: Seemone – Tous les deux Emmanuel Moire – La […]
FRA: Live blog of Destination Eurovision Part 2 from 2100 CET France gets a step nearer selecting its entrant for the 2019 Eurovison Song Contest, with the second semi-final of Destination Eurovision. Four songs from tonight will go forward to the final next Saturday. You know what happens. […]
BIRTHDAY: Lena Philipsson from Sweden is 53 today Control yourselves out there, it’s Sweden! You know the country – soulless furniture, yummy cinnamon-based pastries, oh, and a few successes in our favourite TV show. Admittedly, those Swedes are everywhere at the moment. They write the songs that make […]
BIRTHDAY: Stefan Filipović from Montenegro is 31 today The draw for our favourite TV show is a wonderful thing. It can make one performer weep, and another one sing. So they say. For example, look who followed Norway in every draw between 1981 and 1986. An even more […]
FRA: Destination Eurovision Semi-final Two One semi-final down, one to go. As you may have seen from last Saturday, four will make it through to final of Destination Eurovision (DE) on Saturday 26 January. You’ll be able to follow all of the action on France 2, TV5Monde and […]
BIRTHDAY: Françoise Hardy from Monaco is 75 today We’ve had a few birthdays from the era of colour, so it’s only fair we remember our heritage. Those days when everyone in western Europe had to watch, because there were no other channels to tune into. Some stars from […]
BIRTHDAY: Maja Keuc from Slovenia is 27 today Many performers in the recent contests have burst onto the scene through one of the many talent discovery shows that are doing the rounds. I won’t name them all, but I think you know the ones I mean. Are they […]
BIRTHDAY: Semiha Yankı from Turkey is 61 today Much as I hate to say it, but Sweden has been involved in more than its fair share of good contests over the years. Not just ones they’ve won, but also ones they’ve hosted. I go on (and on) about […]
BIRTHDAY: Rosa from Spain is 38 today It’s always interesting how countries select their songs for our favourite TV show. Public selections take different forms, some better than others. Take Spain for example. They’ve tried various ways, from selecting internally, to single shows, to talent shows over many, […]
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