#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
#BIRTHDAY: Marianna Zorba from Greece is 56 today Do you like tunes that reflect the country they come from? Or do you like a good dance tune that could come from anywhere? There’s a place for both, although their fortunes can be very mixed. Our friends in Greece […]
The Eurovision Song Contest first took place in 1956 to bring Europe together. These days we are once more surrounded by troubled waters, diseases, floods and wildfires. But once again there must be hope and people can come together to help one another. Our thoughts and prayers go […]
#BIRTHDAY: Alex Panayi from Cyprus is 53 today There are lots of performers who turn up to Eurovisions many times, and manage to get on the stage. Sometimes it’s as a named performer. Sometimes as part of a group. And often, they are just they as a very […]
#BIRTHDAY: Takis Biniaris from Greece is 68 today Being last to perform at our favourite TV show must be at least as tricky as performing first. If you’re on first, you’ve got an audience to warm up. If you’re on last, you’ve had to watch everyone else perform. […]
With the semi finals done and dusted for another year, it’s time for one of our most popular annual articles – let’s find out which countries have had their qualification rates improved the most by reaching the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 and who has […]