#BIRTHDAY: Regina from Slovenia is 56 today Some think semi-finals are a 21st Century thing. But they go way back, well to the 1990s. In 1996 so many countries wanted to take part that there was an audio-taped pre-selection to cut it down to a mere 23 songs. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ieva Zasimauskaitė from Lithuania is 28 today Do you feel for some countries. They try and try and try, and get absolutely nowhere. Of course, any country can win, but for some there is that reputation they can find very hard to shake off. In 2018, our […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sebalter from Switzerland is 36 today Have any of you out there ever tried to take part in our favourite TV show? Are you a part-time musician who has a ‘proper’ job? Or have you been singing at bars and shopping malls for years, hoping to get […]
#BIRTHDAY: Guy Mardell from France is 77 today You know that thing when you’ve had enough of colour performances? So to redress that balance, here’s one in glorious black & white. No, don’t click ‘back’, you may be surprised. The tenth contest saw us in Naples, with a […]
#BIRTHDAY: Elina Born from Estonia is 27 today Woo-hoo! It’s duo time today. That delicious mix of two singers. Well, it’s delicious when they do work together. Or it could be a potential car crash. Either way, there’s usually at least one singer that works, even if the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kristina Hautala from Finland is 73 today Do you think it’s true that some languages sound easier on the ear than others? French songs did well in the early days, before English came along. Other languages, however, never really seemed to hit the mark. Today’s birthday girl […]
#BIRTHDAY: Gabriela Gunčíková from the Czech Republic is 28 today Our friends in the Czech Republic have had an interesting time in our favourite TV show. As we know, the semi-finals are bloodbaths, and getting out of them can be tricky. In their first three attempts, the Czechs […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nuno Resende is 48 today What do you think of people from one Eurovision country singing for another? Is it right or should a broadcaster stick to their own nationals, or at least nationals from non-participating nations? Today’s birthday boy Nuno Resende is a native of Portugal, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Francine Jordi from Switzerland is 44 today Eurovision can be an expensive business. You have to register to participate, pay the fee, and run the competition to pick your song. Then you have to think about the costs of going to a foreign city. You need a […]
#BIRTHDAY: Noa from Israel is 52 today Our favourite TV show always has noble aims, whether it’s to find something that people from Europe (and beyond) like, or just to bring people together in a way that politicians can’t. We should celebrate that fact we’re all in this […]
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