#BIRTHDAY: Oscar Loya from Germany is 44 today The Big Five (formerly known as the Big Four). Do they warrant a position in the Grand Final? Or should they have to qualify like everyone else? It’s a question that goes back over 14 years. For now, at least, […]
In 1993, RTE, the Irish national broadcaster, hosted the 38th Eurovision Song Contest, in Millstreet. The 68th Eurovision Song Contest, in 2024, is set to be the first time since Millstreet that all seven founding participating countries will compete at the same time. While Ireland took victory for […]
#BIRTHDAY: Wyn Hoop from Germany is 87 today Do you ever get confused by song titles? You expect a song in a certain language because of the title, and you get something else? Songs in Serbo-Croat with English titles for example. Today’s birthday boy Wyn Hoop (né Winfried […]
#BIRTHDAY: Max Mutzke from Germany is 42 today Since the advent of the in-situ semi-finals in 2004, the Big Four/Five have always had their place in the Grand Final assured. Some disagree with this, but it can add that extra je ne sais quoi to proceedings. In that […]
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 – […]
#ESC2023: Interview with Lord of the Lost from Germany Eurovision Ireland caught up with Lord of the Lost in the Press Centre next to the M&S Arena, venue of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. They told us about forthcoming tours, flirting and, of course, their favourite cake. Follow […]
#ESC2023: EI Review Part 7 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 […]
ORF 1, Das Erste & SRF 1 will simulcast programming before and after the Grand Final of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, in Liverpool. “ESC – Der Countdown” will broadcast from 20:15 CET, while “ESC – Die Aftershow” will broadcast from 00:45 CET. The shows will be broadcast […]
#GERMANY: And the winner is… German broadcaster has just finished selecting the song to carry its hope at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool in May. After a combination of international jury and public voting, the act going to the Contest in May is… Lord of the […]
#GERMANY: Live Blog of Unser Lied für Liverpool from 22.20 CET Tonight Germany becomes the latest of the automatic finalists to select its song for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool in May. Eight songs will compete for the honour, and broadcaster ARD will use a jury […]