BIRTHDAY: Kojo from Finland is 66 today Winners one day, tail-enders the next. It’s all good fun. We love them all, as they’ve done something most of us will never do. Today’s birthday boy Timo Kojo was there all the way back in 1982. Yes, there were contest […]
ESC2019: What’s in the bag? Every year, we’re lucky enough to get a press bag containing things useful to the job we do. In this reveal, we see what the 2019 bag contains. Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
IRELAND: Where does Eimear Quinn come from? It may sound like an odd question, but contest sponsor MyHeritage has been doing research into the past of Ireland’s last winner, and has found some interesting results. First, she is not completely Irish. Mostly, yes, but there are some other […]
STAGGY: Day five at Eurovision 2019 A day off, so time to get away from the press centre. Squeak! They have a beach (or seven) here! Squeak! “22”? Is that a sign? Squeak! All this warm sun! Always protect your eyes. Squeak! Staggy Ristamouse is on Facebook. Author: […]
BIRTHDAY: Marie Myriam from France is 62 today A winner? Well, someone has to. And this year it will be one of 41. Well, we can probably discount three quarters of the field before they’ve sung a note in competition. Back in 1977, the field was a mere […]
GREECE: Interview with Katerine Duska in Tel Aviv Eurovision Ireland caught up with Katerine Duska. She told us about co-writing with David Sneddon and who she’s made friends with. And cake! How do you rate Greece’s chances of qualifying for the final? Tell us what you think. Author: […]
STAGGY: Day four at Eurovision 2019 More is happening in the press centre and beyond. Time for a snack from Australia. Squeak! Viennese whirls? Well, there’s nothing wrong with Austrian things. Squeak! The pass has finally arrived. SQUEAK!!!!! We’re still making friends, who want to show us Tel […]
BIRTHDAY: Dafna Dekel is 53 today Everyone has a birthday – except for Carola – so when one comes along that has a particular significance (that is because we’re in their country), my eye is drawn to it for these articles. Today it’s the turn of birthday girl […]
IRELAND: Where does Sarah McTernan come from? An odd question, as we know that she comes from Ireland. However, Eurovision sponsor MyHeritage has been carrying out research on Sarah’s DNA. The research shows that Sarah is 94.4% Irish, Scottish and Welsh, 2.9% Balkan, and 2.7% West Asian! There […]
STAGGY: Pænda likes a mouse It all happened at the Marina cocktail party, when Staggy met Pænda again. Here’s how they got on. And the morning after… Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
STAGGY: Day three of Eurovision 2019 What a day! Meeting lots of nice people and showing who to support. After all, we do work for Eurovision Ireland. This sobering up is hard work. Still time to recreate the Danish stage show. And eat lots of sugary things Oto […]
ESC2019: Day three thoughts – part three We look at the final three songs that rehearsed on day three. These are Denmark, Austria and Sweden. Are we speaking the truth? Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
IRELAND: Interview with Sarah McTernan in Tel Aviv Eurovision Ireland caught up with our very own Sarah. She told us about enjoying Israel, making friends, and her band’s signature song. And cake of course. Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
ESTONIA: Interview with Victor Crone in Tel Aviv Eurovision Ireland caught up with Victor Crone, who will be singing Storm at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. He told us about cake (naturally), London and his plans whilst in Israel. Do you like the Estonian song? Will it make […]
STAGGY: Day two of Eurovision Another day, and things got a little mad. What with all the rehearsals and everything. But there was still time for a bit of kicking back. They do cheese here in Israel. Yummy! I made a new friend that told me all the […]
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