It is with great pleasure that we at Eurovision Ireland wish our good friends in Finland a very happy Independence Day today. If they celebrate this anything like they do Vappu/Första Maj/May Day, it’s bound to be a heap of fun. Especially if Saara Aalto has anything to […]
Yes, she made it! Announced 2nd, Saara Aalto made it directly into The X Factor UK Finals! Now Saara counts on your support more than ever. Started as an underdog in the competition, the “fairy” from Finland proved with her voice that she can conquer the hearts of […]
We know you were all excited when YLE announced the 10 acts competing at Finnish Eurovision selection event Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu – because we certainly were! We had the great pleasure of getting in touch with one of the acts from next year’s event – Norma John – […]
YLE in Finland has revealed more details of the potential entrants to the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv next May. For the sixth time, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu will be the programme that showcases and selects the winning song. The 10 finalists are: “Arrows” – Alva. Composers Arto Ruotsala, […]
The results for the week 6 of The X Factor UK are in and the first name we heard being safe was none other than our fairy from Finland, Saara Alto! She was thrilled jumping and screaming, but so were we. Congratulations Saara! Here is Saara (alongside with the other […]
During the mid-1990s, the Eurovision Song Contest changed dramatically. In 1993, 3 new countries that previously competed as part of Yugoslavia debuted in Millstreet in Ireland. The following year, a further 7 new countries from across the former Eastern Bloc debuted in Dublin. Eastern Europe had arrived en-masse […]
Does the magic dust still work for the “fairy” Saara Aalto? Well we think so as she was for the 3rd time in the bottom three at the X Factor UK, but after a heart-felt rendition of “Who You Are” originally by Jessie J, she was saved by […]
After being in the bottom three for the second week consecutively at the X Factor UK, Saara Aalto gets another chance to prove herself. After singing a beautiful version of the song Run (by Leona Lewis/ Snow Patrol) she received two votes to go home and two to […]
Finnish Eurovision personality Saara Aalto’s appearance on this year’s season of the UK X Factor has got a lot of Eurovision fans excited – and the judges too it seems! On tonight’s live show, Saara blew the audience away with her rendition of Frozen’s “Let It Go” and […]
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 […]