#BIRTHDAY: Polina Smolova from Belarus is 41 today Those semi-finals are always bloodbaths. You can probably pick a semi-final winner, but ten get through so there are often surprises. Surprises in that a fancied song misses the cut, or something you don’t expect makes it. Even with semi-finals, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Maimuna from Belarus is 31 today Performing at the Eurovision Song Contest isn’t always about being the singer. You could a credit as a performer, but through another role. And if you’re a competent instrumentalist, then why not? Today’s birthday girl Маймуна Амаду Мурашка/Maimuna Amadu Murashko got […]
Yes, Eurovision 2021 has ended, but do not panic! Whether your favourite won or lost, we are here to cheer you up! Are you a true Eurovision fan? Do you know the choreography to ‘Discoteque’ or move your arms in sync whenever you hear the trumpet sounds from […]
#BIRTHDAY: Anastasia Vinnikova from Belarus is 30 today Eurovision shouldn’t be political. A nice golden rule. Of course, there have been times when this rule has been stretched slightly. And times when a country’s chosen song needed a tweak. In 2011, our friends in Belarus picked today’s birthday […]
HALLOWE’EN: Eurovision goes bump in the night Hallowe’en and Eurovision. Does it scare you? Do you tremble on 31 October when you get a sinister knock at your door? Are you relieved when you find out it’s only the local kids going trick-or-treating? Or do you leave the […]
BIRTHDAY: Maimuna from Belarus is 39 today It’s sometimes the case that someone is credited as a performer, but they don’t actually sing. They could be really famous, and there’s a hope their name will capture a few extra votes. Today’s birthday girl Маймуна Амаду Мурашка/Maimuna Amadu Murasjko, […]
Day Six? Where was the Day Five rehearsals we hear you cry? Well, Day Five was Memorial Day in Israel, so everything stops in terms of work. This will be why we started rehearsal coverage on Saturday instead of the traditional Sunday. ESC2019: BLOG OF DAY SIX REHEARSALS […]
#ESC2018: Blue Carpet event 2018 – The first semi-finalists Eurovision Ireland was at the Blue Carpet event which marked the “official” launch of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. See what the competitors of the first semi-finalists have to say about Lisbon and a message for Ireland. Which songs […]
We now have all the songs for Eurovision 2017! Hooray!! But only 20 of them will advance from the semi-finals and join Ukraine, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK in the grand final… boo!! But the question is… who will those lucky countries be? We all have […]
Most everyone has their secret Eurovision crush – now it’s time to let the world know! Over the coming week, Eurovision Ireland will be posting 6 polls – 3 of the gorgeous girls, 3 of the handsome hunks for you to vote for your favourites and be crowned […]
As you know, our friends in Belarus will be selecting their song for Kyiv this coming Friday. we’ll be blogging it, and there will be portals all over the interweb for you to watch it. In preparation, we at EI are reviewing the 13 lucky finalists. You can […]
Time for the EBU to amend the Eurovision Song Contest rule (1.2.1a)? In a series of articles that we will be delivering over the coming weeks, we will be looking at the lessons that can be taken away from Eurovision 2016 as the aftermath of the wonderful contest […]
Can Today’s iTunes Charts Predict the Winner of Eurovision 2016 tomorrow? In 24 hours time we will know who the winner of Eurovision 2016 will be. So we looked at the iTunes charts to see what countries are charting as we speak before tomorrow’s big final and can […]
Who Qualified From Semi-Final 2 at Eurovision 2016? Tonight saw Semi Final 2 take place in Stockholm and the standard was higher that that of Tuesday. Here are the Results QUALIFIERS Latvia Georgia Bulgaria Australia Ukraine Serbia Poland Israel Lithuania Belgium For more info make sure […]
Eurovision 2016 is seeing more controversy today as the official tv footage of the 3 minute versions of Ukraine’s Jalama’s ‘1944’ and Belarus’ Ivan’s ‘Help You Fly’ – that the public will see tomorrow in the voting Semi Final – have found their way onto YouTube already. And […]