BIRTHDAY: Youddiph from Russia is 46 today Début entries? Don’t you love them? That new country comes along with high hopes of success. They maybe can’t believe they’re mixing it with some of these countries that have participated since 1893. Of course, there was an experiment in 1993 […]
BIRTHDAY: Barbara Dex from Belgium is 45 today You know sometimes when you look at song, and then realise it was in our favourite TV show over 25 years ago. It really makes you feel old. I was bumbling along nicely until I noticed today’s song and its […]
BIRTHDAY: Marian van de Wal from Andorra is 49 today Do you ever wonder why some people from one country end up representing another? There have been some strange alliances built over the years. The one between Latvia and Burkina Faso springs to mind. Look it up if […]
BIRTHDAY: Christie from Greece is 63 today All countries can have their day. And as others have said, anyone can win our favourite TV show. Austria or Portugal are two cases in point, where an indifferent track record has been interrupted by a win. These days, Greece has […]
BIRTHDAY: Lena Philipsson from Sweden is 53 today Control yourselves out there, it’s Sweden! You know the country – soulless furniture, yummy cinnamon-based pastries, oh, and a few successes in our favourite TV show. Admittedly, those Swedes are everywhere at the moment. They write the songs that make […]
BIRTHDAY: Stefan Filipović from Montenegro is 31 today The draw for our favourite TV show is a wonderful thing. It can make one performer weep, and another one sing. So they say. For example, look who followed Norway in every draw between 1981 and 1986. An even more […]
BIRTHDAY: Françoise Hardy from Monaco is 75 today We’ve had a few birthdays from the era of colour, so it’s only fair we remember our heritage. Those days when everyone in western Europe had to watch, because there were no other channels to tune into. Some stars from […]
BIRTHDAY: Maja Keuc from Slovenia is 27 today Many performers in the recent contests have burst onto the scene through one of the many talent discovery shows that are doing the rounds. I won’t name them all, but I think you know the ones I mean. Are they […]
BIRTHDAY: Semiha Yankı from Turkey is 61 today Much as I hate to say it, but Sweden has been involved in more than its fair share of good contests over the years. Not just ones they’ve won, but also ones they’ve hosted. I go on (and on) about […]
BIRTHDAY: Rosa from Spain is 38 today It’s always interesting how countries select their songs for our favourite TV show. Public selections take different forms, some better than others. Take Spain for example. They’ve tried various ways, from selecting internally, to single shows, to talent shows over many, […]
BIRTHDAY: Zlata Ognevich is 33 today I may have said this before, but some songs in our favourite TV show always benefit from a prop. It doesn’t have to be a big prop, even a blindfold can suffice at times. Sometimes, it does need to make an impression. […]
BIRTHDAY: Muriel Day from Ireland is 77 today* Some of you may only have ever seen contests in glorious colour. And the quality seems to get higher every year. A pity the songs don’t always follow suit. Although we take colour for granted now, it wasn’t always the […]
BIRTHDAY: Samira Bensaïd from Morocco is 61 today This is a birthday that I enjoy posting, as it’s unique in so many ways. I guess lots of songs are unique, but this one is special. So I apologise to any other performers who have birthdays today. Why is […]
BIRTHDAY: Mary Roos from Germany is 70 today Have you ever wondered how difficult it is to open a Eurovision Song Contest? On the one hand, you get your three minutes out of the way and can then sip the free bubbly. I’m looking at you Amandine. But […]
BIRTHDAY: David Civera from Spain is 40 today One of the things about taking part in our favourite TV contest is the audience. Yes, it’s a TV show first and foremost, but there will always be a crowd that you have to sing to too. In the good […]
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