With the semi finals done and dusted for another year, it’s time for one of our most popular annual articles – let’s find out which countries have had their qualification rates improved the most by reaching the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 and who has […]
Good evening Europe and good morning Australia, this is Liverpool calling! Tonight is the Grand Final Jury Show, during which the 37 juries around Europe and beyond will watch a full run through of tomorrow night’s live show and cast their votes. 26 countries will sing tonight – […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kojo from Finland is 70 today In our favourite TV show, it’s easy to be winners one day, tail-enders the next. Hero to zero, or vice versa. It’s all good fun. We love them all, as they’ve done something most of us will never do. Today’s birthday […]
Tonight’s the night! The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 officially begins with the First Semi Final coming to us live from bustling Liverpool at 21:00 CET on behalf of last year’s winners Ukraine – make sure you check your local listings to find out which channel is showing it! Although it […]
Good evening, Europe, and a warm morning greeting to our friends in Australia! This is Liverpool calling, bringing you the Live Blog of the Eurovision 2023 First Semi Final – Dress Rehearsal 2. Tonight’s spectacular show will showcase the talents of 15 remarkable acts, all vying for a […]
#ESC2023: EI Review Part 1 We at Eurovision Ireland like to review the songs in a contest, and this year is no exception. We’ve split the 37 songs over seven shows to give you our views. As last year, we’ll be scoring them out of 50. Can we […]
After an incredible night in Turku the votes of the juries and public have been counted and a winner has been chosen for UMK 2023 – Finland has their Eurovision representative, but who is it? The winner of UMK 2023 and flying the Finnish flag at the Eurovision Song […]
Hyvää iltaa Euroopassa ja hyvää huomenta Australiassa! It’s time for the 2023 edition of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu! Whoever wins tonight’s national selection will represent Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool this May!! Sit back and relax, and let Eurovision Ireland’s own James Scanlan entertain and inform you. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Marion Rung from Finland is 77 today It was a big day yesterday if you were Finnish. It was Independence Day, where the great and the good get hosted at massive expense (it is Finland, don’t forget) by President Niinistö. It must be a good gig to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kari from Finland is 62 today The free language rule. It’s part and parcel of the typical Eurovision experience. But in the 1980s it was a different story. Countries could only sing in languages of their own country. It perhaps gave an advantage to those more commonly-spoke […]