#ESC2024: Eurovision Ireland Reviews – Part 5 We at Eurovision Ireland have cast our discerning eye over the 37 competing songs at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. In this fifth review, we look at the songs from Cyprus, Greece, Israel, Malta, Portugal and San Marino. You can find […]
#BIRTHDAY: Yiannis Dimitras from Greece is 70 today Cast your mind back to when there was no free language rule. Two, maybe three countries could sing in English, and there was a plethora of tongues to delight any polyglot. In 1981 we had the first occasion where two […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tania Tsanaklidou from Greece is 72 today Have you ever met your hero? That one person who made you think a particular way, or aspire to a certain lifestyle. Were you disappointed when you met them, or did you admire them all the more? Today’s birthday girl […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mariza Koch from Greece is 80 today When you look at how some countries are performing these days, it’s often good to see how they got to where they are. It can be surprising. When you think of Greece, you might think of the 21st Century when […]
#BIRTHDAY: Christie from Greece is 68 today All countries can have their day. And as others have said, anyone can win our favourite TV show. Austria or Portugal are two cases in point, where an indifferent track record has been interrupted by a win. During the 21st Century, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Maria Elena Kyriakou from Greece is 40 today Continuing our Mediterranean theme – well, it started yesterday – we move east to the popular country taking part in our favourite TV show since the 1970s. As we’ve discussed, Greece’s success has mainly been 21st Century, when someone […]
#BIRTHDAY: Amanda Tenfjord from Greece is 27 today We’ve mentioned before that Greece seem to have generally hit their mark in the last 20 years. One win, a couple of third places, and a regular qualifier from semi-finals, you can never write them off. And they sometimes surprise. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sakis Rouvas from Greece is 52 today Any country can win our favourite TV show. Even a country that languishes way down low when the scores come in can confound those critics and finish first. Just look at Portugal. That was a good win. At the end […]
#BIRTHDAY: Anna Vissi is 66 today As you’ll know, there have been 67 contests. So that means 67 home entries. We had one yesterday, and we’ve got another one today. Are you excited yet? Today’s birthday girl Άννα Βίσση/Anna Vissi was the home entrant in 2006, but more […]
#CHRISTMAS2023: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 7 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