As of Saturday, San Marino RTV, the Sanmarinese national broadcaster, has revealed that 45 applications have been made so far for the Nuove proposte category – 40% of which are Swedish. Last WEDNESDAY, details about “Una Voce per San Marino were announced. It is currently unknown which established […]
#BIRTHDAY: Freddy Quinn is 90 today We should never forget our history. Back in the mists of time, the contest was in sunny Lugano. The venue isn’t there anymore, but there’s bound to be some memorial for the inaugural edition of what turned into our favourite TV show. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Micha Marah from Belgium is 68 today When performers are on the Eurovision stage, it’s usually taken as a given that the performer actually likes what they’re singing. It’s not always the case. In other news, today’s birthday girl Micha Marah (née Aldegonda Angelina Francisca Leppens) got […]
#BIRTHDAY: Chiara from Malta is 45 today Do you remember the 1990s? It was a fine decade when our favourite TV show moved in the general direction of getting bigger and bigger. A certain country returned in that decade, after a 16 year absence. Can you guess which […]
#BIRTHDAY: Justine Pelmelay from the Netherlands is 63 today Eurovision singers come from ethnicities far and wide. They’re not just of European, Israeli or Australian ancestry. They’ve had people from all over the world. Even more unlikely places like Indonesia. Today’s birthday girl Anneke Wilma ‘Justine’ Pelmelay sang […]
#BIRTHDAY: Patrick Fiori is 52 today It’s always nice to hear a song that’s not English. But even more special when we hear a proper minority language. Our friends in France have gone down that road in the past with, among others, Breton and Antillean Creole. They’ve also […]
‘Una Voce Per San Marino’, the new national selection from San Marino RTV, the Sanmarinese national broadcaster, has been announced. It is only a second time a national selection has been used since ‘1in360’, in 2018. ‘Una Voce Per San Marino’ will feature both emerging and big (established) […]
#BIRTHDAY: Alejandro Abad from Spain is 59 today You know that our favourite TV show is a contest for songwriters? They should – arguably – be getting top billing on their songs, as they’re the ones who’ve carefully crafted a masterpiece for our listening pleasure. But songwriters have […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lisa Angell from France is 53 today You may think that when Portugal won, they had been mightily unlucky to only win at its 376th attempt. Well I guess they have, but now the most appearances without a win honour lies with Malta and Iceland – depending on […]
2019 Austrian Eurovision Song Contest finalist, PAENDA, alongside KTEE & Vida Noa, have released a brand new single – “Boys 4 Breakfast”. The official video of “Boys 4 Breakfast” can be seen below: Let us know what you think about Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest – either […]
#BIRTHDAY: Safura from Azerbaijan is 29 today Do you ever wish for more ethnic songs in Eurovision? By ethnic I mean songs reflecting the traditional music of the country it represents. Or do you like music you’re familiar with? Our friends in Azerbaijan have often used songwriters from […]
Building on the success of our Best of the Big 5 series, Eurovision Ireland is now broadening its search for your favourite entries from countries across the continent, spanning the contest’s entire back catalogue – that’s well over 1500 songs! So far we’ve already gone through your Top […]
Måneskin, the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest winners, have been announced as part of the London line-up for Global Citizen Live. Global Citizen Live is been held across 24 hours, in various cities across the world – including Lagos, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, New York City, Paris, Rio de […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sasha Son from Lithuania is 38 today Another weekend and another birthday, and it’s from our friends in Lithuania. As you’ll know, they often have an interesting selection process down Kaunas way that seems to last some 51 weeks. Or is that just how it feels? This […]
RTÉ, the Irish national broadcaster, has confirmed that the national selection will return during The Late Late Show, on a yet to be revealed date in 2022. Micheal Kealy, the Irish Head of Delegation, had the following to say: “I am very excited by the return of a […]
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