#BIRTHDAY: 12 July – Luiz Ejlli from Albania is 41 It’s a thing these days that many songs are in English, or at least partly in English. Some fans are old enough to remember when there was no free language rule. So it’s nice when a country uses […]
RTVSLO, the Slovenian national broadcaster, have broadcast the 45th edition of Melodije morja in sonca 2026, on Saturday 4th July. While the full results have not been released, the top three are: Let us know what you think about Slovenia and Melodije morja in sonca – either in […]
#OBITUARY: Peppino di Capri Italian entertainment legend Peppino di Capri has died at the age of 86. Born Giuseppe Faiella, he had been singing for audiences for some eighty years, starting with entertaining American troops on the island of Capri from the age of four. by 1958 he […]
#BIRTHDAY: 10 July – Anne-Cathrine Herdorf from Denmark is 59 If there’s one country that you can rely on, it’s our friends in Denmark. Yes, they took a few years out in the 1960s and 1970s. But they’re a firm fixture, and even win from time to time. […]
RTL, the Luxembourgish national broadcaster, have opened applications for the 2027 Luxembourg Song Contest – their national selection for the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest. For the first time, artist and song applications will be made individually. Once the applications have closed for both, shortlisted candidates will be invited […]
#BIRTHDAY: 9 July – Mietek Szcześniak from Poland is 62 Do you have a particular type of song? Is upbeat your thing? Are you a fan of something ‘ethnic’? Do you like a well-constructed ballad? Well, there’s always something for everyone, but today is something for you lovers […]
#BIRTHDAY: 8 July – André from Armenia is 47 It’s début time again, and one that saw an expansion into the Caucasus – that area some claim is Europe and some claim is Asia. We’re not going to discuss that geographical question here. Today’s birthday boy Անդրեյ Սերգեյի […]
#BIRTHDAY: 7 July – Omar Naber from Slovenia is 45 Many people can claim to have a unique record in our favourite TV show. It could be their country’s only winner. Or the only male vocalist to win twice as a performer. More often – probably – are […]
RTVA, the Andorran national broadcaster, have revealed that they will not be participating at the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest. FOLLOWING the news back in February 2025 that TV3 from Catalonia had held talks with RTVA, participation in 2027 is still not on the table. No further reason has been […]
#BIRTHDAY: 6 July – Jurij Veklenko from Lithuania is 36 It must be a thankless task trying to get that first win for your country. For some, it was easier than others. Many people tried before Portugal triumphed, but Serbia got it at the first go. But it’s […]