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 […]
After using Destination Eurovision as their National Selection for the past two years, France are reverting back to an Internal Selection for the 65th Eurovision Song Contest in 2020. Alexandra Redde-Amiel, the Head of Entertainment for France Televisions, had the following to say: “We want to control the […]
STAGGY: Day 1 at JESC 2019 It’s been a good day. Our favourite cuddly mouse has his first taste of a JESC and so please meet Staggy with the Stars. There will be more adventures from the intrepid mouse in the coming days! Squeak!!! Author: Staggy Ristamouse, John […]
BIRTHDAY: Alain Barrière from France is 84 today It’s often remarked that some contests are remembered for certain events, rather than the songs that are sung. 1991 when two countries tied for first place for example. Back in 1963, there were allegations that the contest was pre-recorded! And […]
JESC BIRTHDAY: Angélina Nava from France is 13 today Angélina took part in JESC and was runner-up to Poland’s Roksana Węgiel. Happy birthday, Angélina! Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
Duncan Laurence’s victory in Tel Aviv this May not only gave The Netherlands their 5th win at Eurovision, but also their first win since 1975 – a staggering 44 years ago! This got us here at Eurovision Ireland thinking… of all the countries that have won the contest, […]
BIRTHDAY: Fanny from France is 40 today If you have a long memory, you’ll know that Ireland has hosted our favourite TV show in the past. It was a long time ago, but if you remember those heady days, you’ll remember them with fondness. Especially if you’re Irish. […]
JESC2019: Final list of participating countries Over the previous months, various broadcasters have been announcing whether they would – or would not – be participating in the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It takes place in Gliwice, in southern Poland, on Sunday 24 November. But who will we […]
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