Casper Janebrink has turned 55 years old today. Casper most recently took part, as part of Arvingarna, at Melodifestivalen 2025 – although was knocked out of the Contest after Heat 5, with “Ring Baby Ring”. Happy Birthday, Casper! Let us know what you think about Melodifestivalen – either […]
#BIRTHDAY: 2 Jan – Sanda from Romania is 56 A whole host of countries have yet to finish first at our favourite TV show. Will one of them break that duck this year? Or will it be a ‘popular’ Nordic win yet again? We’d like to see a […]
#BIRTHDAY: 1 Jan – Gisela from Andorra is 47 Happy New Year! And may your dreams for 2026 all come true. Whether it’s trying your first lobster thermidore, taking that trip to Funchal, or that [insert country here] wins the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna on 16 May. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Siw Malmkvist is 89 today We end the year with a legend among singers from the more northern end of our fair continent. Still in show business, she’s been doing her thing for 60 years. I’m talking about today’s birthday girl Siw Gunnel Margareta Malmkvist. Swedish by […]
Gunilla Persson has turned 67 years old today. Gunilla most recently took part at Melodifestivalen 2024 – although was knocked out of the Contest after the Final Qualification round, with “I Won’t Shake (La La Gunilla)”. Happy Birthday, Gunilla! Let us know what you think about Melodifestivalen – […]
Lina Kuduzović from Slovenia, has turned 23 years old today. Lina represented Slovenia, at the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 3rd place, with “Prva ljubezen”. Happy Birthday, Lina! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments […]
Arwin has turned 18 years old today. Arwin most recently took part at Melodifestivalen 2025 – although was knocked out of the Contest after the Final Qualification round, with “This Dream of Mine”. Happy Birthday, Arwin! Let us know what you think about Melodifestivalen – either in the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Milly Scott from the Netherlands is 92 today Trailblazer. It’s a word bandied around far too often, maybe not least by these birthday articles. But today we really do have a trailblazer. Someone who broke new ground in our favourite TV show. And someone we really should […]
#BIRTHDAY: Salvador Sobral from Portugal is 36 today Some songs are just so good they get roundly ignored by the televoters and juries of Europe (and beyond). Other times, they get what they deserve and get the highest score ever. Ever. This song might have you in tears. […]
Nomi Tales has turned 29 years old today. Nomi most recently took part at Melodifestivalen 2025 – although was knocked out of the Contest after Heat 2, with “Funniest Thing”. Happy Birthday, Nomi! Let us know what you think about Melodifestivalen – either in the comments below or […]