#BIRTHDAY: Eleftheria Eleftheriou from Greece is 32 today For every act that makes it to the big Eurovision stage, there are many who try and fall by the wayside. Persistence can pay off, and those who keep trying sometimes – eventually – make it. Today’s birthday girl Ελευθερία […]
#ESC2021: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Semi-Final Two We’ve seen all the second semi-finalists rehearse for the first time. Lots can still change, but we may now have an idea who the ten qualifiers could be. Click on the video below and see what the Eurovision Ireland team think. Do […]
ESC2021: Eurovision Ireland scores… Day Three The Eurovision Ireland team today saw another nine songs rehearse. We gave what we saw our considered opinion, and awarded our favourites of the day 5, 4, 3, 2 and one point. This means a top score of 25. What did we […]
#ESC 2021: Day Three Rehearsals Blog from 10.00 CET (9.00 BST) What an Experience Eurovision is! This last weekend the official rehearsals started and today we ‘ll see the first rehearsal for the first half of Semi Final 2. REMEMBER: This year the first run through of each […]
#ESC2021: Eurovision Ireland reviewed… Over several weeks, we at Eurovision Ireland reviewed the 39 songs participating in the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. If you’ve not watched our shows, you can click on the links below. We would like to thank our guest reviewers, amongst them Big Daddy Karsten […]
#ESC2021: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Part VI: The Balkans The Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam is getting ever closer. We at Eurovision Ireland are ready for it, and our coverage will continue whether you want it to or not. As a way to keep us occupied until the acts […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mando from Greece is 55 today In a contest like Eurovision, it often happens that we get different songs with the same title. We even have two songs within the 2021 crop, luckily in different semi-finals. But a similar song title doesn’t always guarantee a similar finish. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tania Tsanaklidou from Greece is 69 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: Michalis Rakintzis from Greece is 64 today Things got a little odd at the turn of the century. We were trapped in Nordic/Baltic Europe after time in the eastern Med. Countries were taking it in turns to be relegated. And we had some interesting acts. When we […]
#PLAYING WITH NUMBERS: Semi-final Two draw The 2021 Eurovision Song Contest is now starting to get exciting, now we’ve had the draw for the semi-finals. It’s always interesting to see who gets placed where. Will this crucial draw sink a song’s chances? Or will it boost the chances […]