#BIRTHDAY: Claudia Faniello from Malta is 33 today If at first you don’t succeed, try again. It’s an old adage that could relate to many different situations. Of course, it also applies to our favourite TV show too. In 2017, today’s birthday girl Claudia Faniello finally got to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Monique Melsen from Luxembourg is 70 today We often mention those false-flaggers that come and go each year. You wonder why some countries use them, but then there are others that are mire understandable. Our friends in Luxembourg took part 37 times before they hung up their […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nina Morato from France is 55 today It must be daunting when you’re drawn to perform last in the Eurovision Song Contest. It might have been less so when they were smaller, but in these years of 25+ songs per contest, those butterflies must start to appear […]
#BIRTHDAY: Duilio from Switzerland is 48 today Did you ever envy Switzerland? Not only are they good at chocolate and cheese, but during those no-free language rule days, they had a choice of four of them. And they used them too. You might think it was all French […]
#BIRTHDAY: Bobbie Singer from Austria is 40 today If you were a singer on the Eurovision stage, would you keep your birth name, or would you adopt a stage name? A stage name could better show off your talent, and maybe be something more useful for foreigners. Today’s […]
#PORTUGAL: Five songs survive Festival da Canção 2021 After the first semi-final of Portugal’s Festival da Canção 2021, five songs have fallen away, and five have made it to the Grand Final on ‘Super’ Saturday 6 March. What are the five? The Black Mamba – Love is on […]
#ESTONIA: Six more songs selected for Eesti Laul 2021 The people of Estonia have decided, and picked six more songs to go forward to the Grand Final of Eesti Laul 2021. But what are they? Uku Suviste – The lucky one Suured tüdrukud – Heaven’s not that far […]
PORTUGAL: Live Blog of Festival da Canção SF1 from 22.00 CET Portugal’s broadcaster RTP starts the search for a song for Rotterdam tonight. In this first semi-final, ten songs will compete for five places in the Grand Final of Festival da Canção on Saturday 6 March. A familiar […]
ESTONIA: Live blog of Eesti Laul SF2 from 18.30CET Estonian broadcaster ERR continues its search for a song for Rotterdam with the second semi-final of Eesti Laul. As with Thursday, twelve songs are vying for six places in the Final of Eesti Laul on Saturday 6 March. A […]
#BIRTHDAY: SuRie from the UK is 32 today Sometimes performers aren’t always remembered for their three minutes of singing on that hallowed stage. Just occasionally, there’s an event outside their control that overshadows what they’re there to do. We won’t dwell on the incident that befell today’s birthday […]
#BIRTHDAY: Elhaida Dani from Albania is 28 today Do you think it’s only a matter of time before another country wins our favourite TV show for the first time? It could, of course, be this year. Our friends in Albania have never won, but they can get out […]
#BIRTHDAY: Laurent Vaguener is 74 today It must be something when you know you’re a country’s last ever entry at Eurovision. You’ll be the last word and you might even make those clip shows. And then someone comes along 25 years later… Today’s birthday boy Laurent Vaguener (né […]
#CZECHIA: Benny Cristo reveals his song for Rotterdam The Czech Republic has revealed the song Omaga that carries the country’s hope at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. Broadcaster ČT had already confirmed Benny Cristo would once again be representing his country, but we finally know what […]
#BIRTHDAY: Guildo Horn from Germany is 58 today Sometimes there are no words to describe a performance at our favourite TV show. They put on a show that’s so outrageous that you can’t help but watch for three minutes (and occasionally six or even nine minutes). Back in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Anita Thallaug from Norway is 83 today Trailblazers come in many different forms. They could be the début entry for a country. They could be a country’s first winner. They could be the first to perform in a certain language. Today’s birthday girl Anita Thallaug is a […]
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