BIRTHDAY: Tina Karol from Ukraine is 34 today Who doesn’t love a good thigh-slapper of a song. It’s more than just plain old Schlager. A good old banger that will fill a dance floor, even if the lyric isn’t the most profound in the world. A thigh-slapper with […]
FRA: Destination Eurovision Final preview Two shows down, and we’re at the business end of Destination Eurovision 2019. Ten songs have fallen away, and we’re down to eight. One of these will go forward to sing their hearts out in Tel Aviv, and bring to an end of […]
BIRTHDAY: Jade Ewen from the UK is 31 today Do you remember when some countries used to do well? And then us newbies came along and upset no end of apple carts? Some think it’s an outrage. As you’ll know, anyone can win our favourite TV show. just […]
UK: More details revealed of Eurovision our Decision Broadcaster the BBC has announced the hopefuls vying for the golden ticket from the UK to Tel Aviv in May. Six acts will perform in the national final on Friday 8 February. In the show’s first round, they’ll perform between […]
BIRTHDAY: Youddiph from Russia is 46 today Début entries? Don’t you love them? That new country comes along with high hopes of success. They maybe can’t believe they’re mixing it with some of these countries that have participated since 1893. Of course, there was an experiment in 1993 […]
BIRTHDAY: Barbara Dex from Belgium is 45 today You know sometimes when you look at song, and then realise it was in our favourite TV show over 25 years ago. It really makes you feel old. I was bumbling along nicely until I noticed today’s song and its […]
BIRTHDAY: Marian van de Wal from Andorra is 49 today Do you ever wonder why some people from one country end up representing another? There have been some strange alliances built over the years. The one between Latvia and Burkina Faso springs to mind. Look it up if […]
NET: Duncan Laurence to sing for the Netherlands Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS has revealed that Duncan Laurence will be singing for the Netherlands in Tel Aviv in May. Duncan was born in 1994 and hails from Tilburg. He writes and produces as well as sings, and has spent time […]
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 […]