#BIRTHDAY: Isabelle Aubret from France is 87 today It’s about time we had a winner. And it’s about time we had something in glorious black & white. So when those two parts of a Venn diagram work, it’s only right we oblige. Back in 1962, France notched up […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sigga from Iceland is 63 today It’s repeat offender time again. You know the sort – They have a good/bad/indifferent result when they take part a first time. They get the bug and come back again. Repeat as necessary. Today’s birthday girl Sigga (née Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir) appeared […]
Albin Tingwall has turned 22 years old today. Albin most recently took part at Melodifestivalen 2024 – although was knocked out of the Contest after the Final Qualification vote, with “Done Getting Over You”. Happy Birthday, Albin! Let us know what you think about Melodifestivalen – either in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Rebeka Dremelj from Slovenia is 45 today Stage acts have come a long way over the years. It was once ground-breaking when a Dane had two dancers mincing around behind her in Luxembourg. Now, that would be seen as twee or just plain daft. These days, you […]
Thomas Pontier from France, has turned 35 years old today. Thomas represented France, at the 2004 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 6th place, with “Si on voulait bien”. Happy Birthday, Thomas! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lum!x from Austria is 23 today That thing where you hear a Eurovision song – pre-contest obviously – and think it could really challenge for the win when it gets on that stage. And then, when you see it on said stage, you wonder what you were […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ryan Dolan from Ireland is 40 today Sometimes you want some countries to have success. Maybe it’s because you’d like to see how they host a contest. Or they did well in years gone by and have since lost their way. Talking of countries that have lost […]
Albin has turned 36 years old today. Albin most recently took part at Melodifestivalen 2025 – although was knocked out of the Contest after Heat 1, with “Upp i luften”. Happy Birthday, Albin! Let us know what you think about Melodifestivalen – either in the comments below or […]
Kamilla Ismailova from San Marino, has turned 21 years old today. Kamilla represented San Marino, at the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 14th place, with “Mirror”. Happy Birthday, Kamilla! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ester Peony from Romania is 32 today What do you think of stage shows? Should they be kept simple, in order to emphasise a song? Or is there anything wrong in a kickass dance routine or novel staging? Both can work. Just look at the contrast between, […]