#BIRTHDAY: Isabelle Aubret from France is 82 today It’s about time we had a winner. And it’s about time we had something in glorious black & white. So when those two parts of a Venn diagram work, it’s only right we oblige. Back in 1962, France notched up […]
Exciting news from France today! France representative at Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam will be chosen using a national final, but this time it won’t be ‘Destination Eurovision‘! The selection process will be called ‘Eurovision France, c’est vous qui décidez‘ (Eurovision France, it’s you who decides’). Submissions […]
After Tom Lee announced that he would not be returning to the Eurovision Song Contest next year, the French Head of Delegation today announced that a new internally-produced National Final will take place. The new National Final will be a one night affair from one of France’s regional […]
STAGGY: Review of 2020 Part III Our pundit Staggy may not have made it to Rotterdam, but he can still add his views on what we all could have seen at the Ahoy. You can see what he thought of some other songs HERE. First this time is […]
#BIRTHDAY: Anggun of France is 46 today What do you think of the ‘Big 5’? Should they get passage straight to the Grand Final, or should they have to compete on a Tuesday or Thursday night with everyone else? Admittedly, some of them have had rocky patches recently, […]
#IRELAND: Maria Christian continues to impress on The Voice France As we reported earlier this year, Maria Christian, now known as Maria Cuche, has been competing in The Voice: La Plus Belle Voix, the French edition of the international Voice franchise. Back in January, Maria sang the Irish […]
BIRTHDAY: Amir from France is 36 today Do you ever get caught up in the storms of interest that surround some songs? A momentum builds behind [insert song here] and people think it just has to show up to win. The fan community can sometimes get it very […]
Within a week of the special programme “Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light”, replacing the cancelled 2020 Eurovision Song Contest, thirteen countries have committed to showing the programme. The thirteen countries that will be showing the programme are, with their broadcaster and channel in brackets: Belgium (VRT/Een) Bulgaria (BNT/BNT […]
BIRTHDAY: Jean Gabilou from France is 76 today France are good at Eurovision. Well, they have been in the past. And anyone can win our favourite TV show. And wouldn’t you love a contest in Paris? And that’s a lot of ‘ands’. We can always dream. But it’s […]
Welcome back to the brand new Eurovision Ireland series, Review In Two – also known as #ReVu2! Over the course of this series, Eurovision Ireland regular James will take a look at all the songs heading to Rotterdam for Eurovision 2020 and give you his thoughts in just […]
FRANCE: Tom Leeb reveals his song for Rotterdam After some speculation, Tom Leeb has formally released his song that hope to capture a sixth win for France. His song – The best in me – has a lyric by Tom Leeb, John Lundvik (remember him?), Amir Haddad (remember […]
BIRTHDAY: Serge Lama from France is 77 today We picked a French singer recently; one that you might not normally associate with our favourite TV show. Well today could be another one. Back in 1971 everything changed. A new voting structure, preview videos, and a natty little venue […]
BIRTHDAY: Gérard Lenorman is 75 today Our favourite TV show has a rich history, and it’s good to dig deep sometimes, to pick out those songs you won’t here every day. They won’t feature in a Top 250, or in a Eurovision disco. But they’re still valued. Back […]
THEVOICE: Maria Christian appears on The Voice France The Voice is a worldwide franchise, that has produced more than its fair share of Eurovision performers in its time. But if you were watching the French edition over the weekend, you may have seen Ireland’s very own Maria Christian. […]
Following North Macedonia’s reveal of Vasil earlier today, we now have the first 10 acts waiting to go to Rotterdam for Eurovision 2020 – hurrah! We may still only have one actual song, but if we know Eurovision fans, you’ve been on YouTube and Spotify working out whose […]
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