BIRTHDAY: Kaija from Finland is 57 today OK, so I’ve gone for the same vintage year as yesterday. But 1991 was an interesting year when lots of songs got decent scores. And of course the EBU’s St Frank Naef had to employ a tie-break to pick a winner. […]
BIRTHDAY: Jari Sillanpää from Finland is 54 today Our favourite song contest isn’t always all about the singing. Yes, an actual song won this year, but sometimes the medium of dance tries to get in on the act. There have been many songs about this medium, and includes […]
BIRTHDAY: Ann-Christine from Finland is 75 today What’s this you ask? We had 1966 yesterday, so why 1966 again today? Well, why ever not. We get swamped with songs from the last decade, but it’s good to revisit where the past times. In Luxembourg in 1966, we had […]
BIRTHDAY: Kristina Hautala from Finland is 71 today Do you like the contests that were in black & white? Or are you definitely a fan of colour? If you delve into the archives, there are some monochrome gems in the early days of the contest. Well, today we’re […]
The Finnish national selection UMK, will be returning to an open selection process for 2020. This form of selection process for UMK was also used between 2012 and 2017. Interested Songwriters and Artists will be able to submit entries between 1st and 8th November. YleX, Yle’s radio broadcaster […]
STAGGY: Day nine at Eurovision 2019 Working hard! Squeak! Orange Carpet! Squeak! Who to support? Squeeak! So many new friends! Squeeeeaaaakkkkk!!!!! Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
ESC2019: First semi-finalists on the Orange Carpet Eurovision Ireland was at the Orange Carpet in Tel Aviv to catch the stars before they went for an official opening reception at the Charles Bronfman Auditorium. See what they had to say. Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
ESC2019: The best/worst lyric of 2019? We all know that killer line in a song can make or break it. But what could be the crucial one this year? Albania – Every song, every tear is just a bitter souvenir… Armenia – First you said you kneeled, you […]
ESC2019: Euroclub opening night After many days of rehearsals, the Euroclub finally opened up. There are two queues to get in, depending on whether you have a press pass or a wristband. Once in, you’re greeted by a pleasant open air area with plenty of seating. Inside is […]
Darude, this year’s Finnish participant has created an official remix of Paenda’s “Limits” – this year’s Austrian participant. If you haven’t heard it yet, you can listen to it below: Author: Richard Taylor Source: OGAE UK Members Facebook Page
BIRTHDAY: Kojo from Finland is 66 today Winners one day, tail-enders the next. It’s all good fun. We love them all, as they’ve done something most of us will never do. Today’s birthday boy Timo Kojo was there all the way back in 1982. Yes, there were contest […]
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 […]
Once rehearsals for Eurovision start, the well-known Daily Press Poll conducted by our friends at ESCXTRA, gives us the most anticipated opinion of the day: who was the best? who was the worst in the eyes of the expert? How does it work? 35 members of the press […]
Once rehearsals for Eurovision start, the well-known Daily Press Poll conducted by our friends at ESCXTRA, gives us the most anticipated opinion of the day: who was the best? who was the worst in the eyes of the expert? How does it work? 35 members of the press […]
#ESC2019: Blog of Day One rehearsals #Dare to dream Live from 9.00am CET So, we’re here. After months of national finals, internal selections, withdrawals and parties, the Eurovision Circus has finally arrived in sunny Tel Aviv. As ever, we’re blogging the rehearsals. You may not always think we’re […]
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