#ESC2021: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Part VII: The Rest of the West The Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam is getting ever closer. We at Eurovision Ireland are ready for it, and our coverage will continue whether you want it to or not. As a way to keep us occupied […]
#PLAYING WITH NUMBERS: Semi-final One draw It’s been another important day on that road to Rotterdam: the draw for the semi-finals. It’s always interesting to see who gets placed where. Will this crucial draw sink a song’s chances? Or will it boost the chances of one that was […]
#BELGIUM: Hooverphonic reveal song for Rotterdam Belgian band Hooverphonic were already known to be representing their country in Rotterdam at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. But we were all eagerly awaiting the release of their song The wrong place. Well here it is… Belgium will be performing in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Eliot from Belgium is 20 today Is there the right age to be taking part in our favourite TV show? Should you be a fresh-faced teenager? Or is the right age in your twenties, of thirties, or even older? Today’s birthday boy Eliot Vassamillet was an aforementioned […]
#OBITUARY: Reynaert from Belgium has died aged 65 Joseph Reynaerts, known by his stage name Reynaert, has died as a result of COVID-19. He participated for Belgium in the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, held at the RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion in Dublin. He performed the song Laissez briller le […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sandra Kim from Belgium is 48 today It’s a well-known fact that Eurovision fans love records. No, not the seven-inch kind, but the “Who got the most 12s” sort of record. One of those of note is the youngest winner. It’s held, of course, by today’s birthday […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jacques Raymond from Belgium is 82 today There are many people that have tried one more than one occasion to win European music’s biggest prize. Some do it knowingly, whilst others get drafted in late on, probably because they’ve done it before. Today’s birthday boy Jacques Raymond […]
#BIRTHDAY: Emly Starr from Belgium is 63 today Our friends in Belgium are a curious bunch. Plucky as ever, and taking part since the first contest (1956 in case you were wondering), and only ever had one win. It’s a nice arrangement that the broadcasters for the two […]
#BIRTHDAY: Morgane from Belgium is 45 today Have you ever thought that some performers might not want to be at our favourite TV show? Or that they might want to shed their image as a Eurovision performer when they turn their back on music for, say, a career […]
#BELGIUM: Laura Tesoro from Belgium is 24 today Do you enjoy good national final? No, not that Melodifestivalen thing – I’m talking about good national finals. I jest of course. Every national final will have good songs and, erm, other songs. Our friends in Belgium flit between televised […]
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