#BIRTHDAY: 7 Jan – Chris Kempers is 61 Did we hear you ask for a duet? Did we? Did we? Well, you’re getting one anyway. One from a famous year which featured songs with a very common theme. Yep, the year of note was 1990. Our friends in […]
SWR, the German regional broadcaster, have revealed further details about ‘Eurovision Song Contest – Das Deutsche Finale 2026‘ – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. As we have PREVIOUSLY reported, ‘Eurovision Song Contest – Das Deutsche Finale 2026‘ will be taking place on Saturday […]
#BIRTHDAY: Siw Malmkvist is 89 today We end the year with a legend among singers from the more northern end of our fair continent. Still in show business, she’s been doing her thing for 60 years. I’m talking about today’s birthday girl Siw Gunnel Margareta Malmkvist. Swedish by […]
#CHRISTMAS2025: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 15 Christmas is a-coming, so we at Eurovision Ireland want to share some notable performances by Eurovision acts of festive songs. Some are standards, and some may be new to you. Today’s song is… Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
ARD, the German national broadcaster, have revealed when ‘Eurovision Song Contest – Das Deutsche Finale 2026‘ will take place – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. ‘Eurovision Song Contest – Das Deutsche Finale 2026‘ will be held on Saturday 28th February, from 20:15 CET […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ulla Wiesner from Germany is 85 today All countries have good times and bad times at our favourite TV show. Those that were doing well in the 1990s might be having it less good today. And good form and become less good form very easily. Our friends […]
#BIRTHDAY: Michael Hoffmann from Germany is 75 today The home entry. A good thing or a bad thing? Well, you’re guaranteed a warm welcome as you get your three minutes on stage. But it means that two weeks in somewhere exotic or interesting might not quite come to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Gracia from Germany is 43 today Our friends in Germany haven’t had the most consistent of times of late. Yes, they’ve had one win in this Century, but also a few results that were not quite as good. As you’ll know, we’ve had two contests in Kyiv, […]
Alice and Ellen Kessler, the German representatives of the 1959 Eurovision Song Contest, in Cannes, have died. Twin sisters Alice and Ellen Kessler died yesterday, at the age of 89. Their career lasted from the 1940’s, through to the 1960’s and were known throughout Germany and Italy. They […]
#HALLOWE’EN: Eurovision goes bump in the night Hallowe’en and Eurovision. Does it scare you? Do you tremble on 31 October when you get a sinister knock at your door? Are you relieved when you find out it’s only the local kids going trick-or-treating? Or do you leave the […]