#BIRTHDAY: 9 Mar – Katja Ebstein from Germany is 81 There is an elite bunch of people out there who have taken part more than once. It’s as if they can’t get enough of the Eurovision drug. And I don’t mean Ibuprofen. But that elite club has advanced […]
#BIRTHDAY: 8 Mar – Sergej Ćetković from Montenegro is 50 When Yugoslavia disintegrated many years ago, we were always keen to see as many of its parts entering songs in our favourite TV show. All six of them (that are EBU members) have now, but some are sitting […]
#BIRTHDAY: 7 Mar – Manel Navarro from Spain is 30 For those of you who remember the older contests, but the more recent ones seem to meld into one, we’ve picked a song from 2017 today. It was in the beautiful Ukrainian capital of Київ/Kyiv. Luckily we’ve got […]
Betty from Armenia, has turned 23 years old today. Betty represented Armenia, at the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 3rd place, with “People of the Sun”. Happy Birthday, Betty! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the […]
Malou Prytz has turned 23 years old today. Malou most recently took part at Melodifestivalen 2025 – although was knocked out of the Contest after Heat 3, with “24K Gold”. Happy Birthday, Malou! Let us know what you think about Melodifestivalen – either in the comments below or […]
#BIRTHDAY: 5 Mar – Amina from France is 64 There are songs that become classics for various reasons. They could be winners. They could be insanely bad. Or it could be by accident. Back in 1991, you could argue we were in a very chaotic contest. Chaos from […]
#BIRTHDAY: Søren Bundgaard from Denmark is 70 Eurovision can be full of Venn diagrams. Who are Swedish and winners, for example. Or who are German and have finished at the other end of the table. But a more interesting Venn diagram is duos who have performed more than […]
#BIRTHDAY: 3 Mar – Elnur Hüseynov from Azerbaijan is 39 Has Eurovision got too big? Was it better when we saw 20 countries (give or take) on a Saturday night in front of a polite audience? Or is the more the merrier? One of the most recent additions […]
Rita Laranjeira from Portugal, has turned 21 years old today. Rita represented Portugal, at the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 18th place, with “Gosto de tudo (já não gosto de nada)”. Happy Birthday, Rita! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song […]
#BIRTHDAY: 2 Mar – Nina Morato from France is 60 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 […]