#BIRTHDAY: Nathan Trent from Austria is 29 today Do you have a favourite stage prop of all time? Is it a staircase used by the UK in 2009? The collection of pictures of ladies used by Italy in 1963? Or even a glitter ball used by Belarus in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Michalis Rakintzis from Greece is 64 today Things got a little odd at the turn of the century. We were trapped in Nordic/Baltic Europe after time in the eastern Med. Countries were taking it in turns to be relegated. And we had some interesting acts. When we […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lucía from Spain is 57 today It’s noticeable that Eurovision song titles are getting shorter. Year after year we get these one-word titles, with the word in question often buried deeply in the lyric of the song. It’s as if there’s no imagination. But these one-word titles […]
#BIRTHDAY: Armando Gama from Portugal is 67 today The set at a Eurovision Song Contest is always a talking point. In the 21st Century, it’s an eagerly anticipated announcement. How many video screens will it have? Will there be an island stage? Will the fans get equal billing […]
BIRTHDAY: Eneda Tarifa from Albania is 39 today For some performers, it can be a long time between their selection, and the time they get to exercise their vocal chords on the hallowed Eurovision stage. Or at least it can seem a long time. Spare a thought for […]
#BIRTHDAY: Barei from Spain is 39 today They say there’s nothing new in the world of Eurovision. The culturally similar countries may prefer their own songs. Certain personalities will always turn up. And there will always debate on whether the right song won. In 2016, our friends in […]
BIRTHDAY: Bettan from Norway is 63 today We have a real treat for you today. A legend of our favourite TV show. A massive name in singing circles, particularly in the Nordic world. And a former winner. And it’s definitely not Carola. Today’s birthday girl Elisabeth Gunilla Andreassen […]
BIRTHDAY: Polina Gagarina from Russia is 34 today There’s often an air of inevitability about some results. Certain countries will do badly. A country on the Baltic Sea often does well. And then there’s a certain very large country that straddles Europe and Asia. Our friends in Russia […]
BIRTHDAY: Dina Garipova from Russia is 30 today What themes do you like in a song? Something about falling in love with another? Or falling out of love with another? Or wanting everyone to fall in love with everyone in the world? Today’s birthday girl Дина Гарипова/Dina Garipova […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jostein Hasselgård from Norway is 42 today It’s often overlooked how good some ballads are. They may not have the bells, whistles and fancy frocks of something that would fill a dance floor. But quality will out, and a decent ballad is a classic forever. Today’s birthday […]