#BIRTHDAY: Laura Rizzotto from Latvia is 27 today Nationality is a funny thing. Some countries taking part in our favourite TV show insist on someone who only hails from where they’re representing. Others have a more laissez-faire approach. Today’s birthday girl Laura Rizzotto is of Latvian extraction, but […]
#BIRTHDAY: Andy Abraham from the UK is 57 today The United Kingdom is having a torrid time of things in the 21st Century. The once dominant nation, with 22 Top Three finishes in 42 appearances in the 20th Century, has managed one Top Three finish since 2000. Maybe […]
#BIRTHDAY: Danijela from Croatia is 50 today Opening a contest. Is there anything more daunting? Well, being on second or sixteenth is no fun as those positions have never won. However, if you get it over with , then it means you can hit that free bar earlier […]
#BIRTHDAY: Eva Rivas from Armenia is 34 today It’s always interesting to hear about the theme of a Eurovision song. Falling in love is probably the top one. Songs about falling out of love often follow. And then the others. Maybe about things you like, or things that […]
#BIRTHDAY: Maya Sar from Bosnia and Herzegovina is 40 today We miss our friends in Bosnia and Herzegovina. There, we’ve said it. We want them back. They add something that’s a heady mix of European, with a dash of something more exotic. Maybe they will return one day. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mietek Szcześniak from Poland is 57 today Do you have a particular type of song? Is upbeat your thing? Are you a fan of something ‘ethnic’? Do you like a well-constructed ballad? Well, there’s always something for everyone, but today is something for you lovers of something […]
#BIRTHDAY: Toto Cutugno from Italy is 78 today If you’re a Eurovision worth their gravy (or glitter), you might have an eye on where our favourite TV show will be taking place next year. Our friends have hosted the contest twice before, in Naples and Rome. Will one […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jana Burčeska from North Macedonia is 28 today We all love success, and some countries are used to it. Then there are those that are either unsuccessful, or just plain unlucky. Unlucky because, perhaps, they’re just unfashionable. But even unfashionable countries can still do well. Just look […]
#BIRTHDAY: Regina from Slovenia is 56 today Some think semi-finals are a 21st Century thing. But they go way back, well to the 1990s. In 1996 so many countries wanted to take part that there was an audio-taped pre-selection to cut it down to a mere 23 songs. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ieva Zasimauskaitė from Lithuania is 28 today Do you feel for some countries. They try and try and try, and get absolutely nowhere. Of course, any country can win, but for some there is that reputation they can find very hard to shake off. In 2018, our […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sebalter from Switzerland is 36 today Have any of you out there ever tried to take part in our favourite TV show? Are you a part-time musician who has a ‘proper’ job? Or have you been singing at bars and shopping malls for years, hoping to get […]
#BIRTHDAY: Guy Mardell from France is 77 today You know that thing when you’ve had enough of colour performances? So to redress that balance, here’s one in glorious black & white. No, don’t click ‘back’, you may be surprised. The tenth contest saw us in Naples, with a […]
#BIRTHDAY: Elina Born from Estonia is 27 today Woo-hoo! It’s duo time today. That delicious mix of two singers. Well, it’s delicious when they do work together. Or it could be a potential car crash. Either way, there’s usually at least one singer that works, even if the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kristina Hautala from Finland is 73 today Do you think it’s true that some languages sound easier on the ear than others? French songs did well in the early days, before English came along. Other languages, however, never really seemed to hit the mark. Today’s birthday girl […]
#BIRTHDAY: Gabriela Gunčíková from the Czech Republic is 28 today Our friends in the Czech Republic have had an interesting time in our favourite TV show. As we know, the semi-finals are bloodbaths, and getting out of them can be tricky. In their first three attempts, the Czechs […]
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