BIRTHDAY: Hugo Sigal from Belgium is 72 today We celebrate the winners here. We also celebrate the also-rans. And, indeed, we celebrate the last places too. After all, there are many last-placed songs that are better known than the songs that beat them. Today we take a trip […]
BIRTHDAY: Ingeborg from Belgium is 53 today Do you remember thirty years ago? The world was a very different place. We were in sunny Switzerland for our favourite TV show. There were no bloodbath-style semi-finals. And the United Kingdom did better than they do today. As it was […]
Duncan Laurence’s victory in Tel Aviv this May not only gave The Netherlands their 5th win at Eurovision, but also their first win since 1975 – a staggering 44 years ago! This got us here at Eurovision Ireland thinking… of all the countries that have won the contest, […]
This weekend see’s the start of our monthly updates for next year’s Eurovision Young Musicians, to be held in Zagreb, Croatia. Croatia will obviously be present at the Contest, as they will be hosting it. Further details can be found HERE. Last August, RTBF of Belgium COMMITTED to […]
Belgium return for the second Eurovision Choir contest, after taking part in the augural edition in Riga, two year’s ago. This year, the Belgians will be represented by Almakalia and will feature second in the running order. The following biography about Almakalia has been sourced from the EBU […]
BIRTHDAY: Tonia from Belgium is 72 today Neighbours. Everybody needs good neighbours. Some of our favourite countries have them, others not. And it is said in some quarters that you need neighbourly voting to win at a certain song contest. I say this because there must always be […]
BIRTHDAY: Reynaerdt from Belgium is 64 today If you can cast your mind back to 1956 – never forget your heritage – you’ll know seven countries took part. Look them up. Fast forward to 2019, and each of those seven has won at least once. Of those seven, […]
BIRTHDAY: Jacques Zegers from Belgium is 72 today What do you think of the stages? Are they too over the top? Do they compliment a song perfectly? And do performers need to make the most of them? Back in 1984, we had a typical stage for the age. […]
BIRTHDAY: Blanche from Belgium is 20 today You wait ages for a Belgian performer to come along, and then two appear on consecutive days. Well, Belgium have been participating since 1795, only missing three years. So there are a lot of singers to choose from. As you’ll know, […]
Every year at Eurovision, we have our national selections, our internal selections, our rumours, our surprise announcements – and more and more frequently, our artists who get announced weeks or even months before their songs do! While incredibly frustrating, it does help build the suspense and we all […]
We have seen all of this year’s participating countries rehearse once so far this year – but what about the countries thats have participated in the Contest previously? Romania Romania first took part at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, when it was held in Copenhagen, in 2003. They […]
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