#BIRTHDAY: András Kállay-Saunders from Hungary is 36 today Songs sung in our favourite TV show cover a very wide range of themes. We’ve had songs about falling in love, songs about falling out of love, and songs about how we need to take care of the thongs we […]
#BIRTHDAY: Boggie from Hungary is 34 today We mentioned our Magyar friends the other day, in that we missed them and we wanted them back. But it’s also true that they’ve tried a variety of musical styles down the years. What’s your preferred style? If it happens to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Magdi Rúzsa from Hungary is 35 today We miss Hungary. There, we’ve said it. Putting politics aside, they’ve put in some memorable stuff since that début in sunny Ljubljana in 1993. It’s not all been plain sailing, but without Hungary, it would be a far poorer contest. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Csézy from Hungary is 41 today There’s often a dilemma, as a result of the free language rule. Do you aim for the wider audience by picking a more common language, or do you stay true to your roots? The way taken by those torn between these […]
Hello dear readers of Eurovision Ireland! Today we continue with our exciting series: One Day Love! Each week we celebrate one song from Eurovision History. Here, you can find facts like: year, country, artist, title of the song, lyrics (translations when the song is in another language other […]
Over the last 6 decades, 27 countries have won the Eurovision Song Contest, ranging from Portugal in the far west of mainland Europe, all the way across to Azerbaijan on the shores of the Caspian Sea. This also means that just over half of all countries to have […]
Missing someone feels terrible. Missing an entire country… well now that’s just unbearable! Many nations have come and gone from the Eurovision stage over the years. And for all the countries like Sweden and Estonia that often confirm their participation next year BEFORE this year’s contest is even […]
BIRTHDAY: Charlie from Hungary is 72 today What was it that drew you into Eurovision? The costumes? The glorious melodies? For us, it was the languages. Where else could you have heard someone using Hebrew, Portuguese or Finnish to get a message across? Of course, many use English […]
BIRTHDAY: Kati Wolf from Hungary is 45 today There’s a word that is used in a derogatory fashion to describe some songs that elements of the fan community think are wonderful and will win the contest by 800 points. I’m not going to use that word here. Today’s […]
ESC2019: The best/worst lyric of 2019? We all know that killer line in a song can make or break it. But what could be the crucial one this year? Albania – Every song, every tear is just a bitter souvenir… Armenia – First you said you kneeled, you […]
Day Six? Where was the Day Five rehearsals we hear you cry? Well, Day Five was Memorial Day in Israel, so everything stops in terms of work. This will be why we started rehearsal coverage on Saturday instead of the traditional Sunday. ESC2019: BLOG OF DAY SIX REHEARSALS […]
Once rehearsals for Eurovision start, the well-known Daily Press Poll conducted by our friends at ESCXTRA, gives us the most anticipated opinion of the day: who was the best? who was the worst in the eyes of the expert? How does it work? 35 members of the press […]
Once rehearsals for Eurovision start, the well-known Daily Press Poll conducted by our friends at ESCXTRA, gives us the most anticipated opinion of the day: who was the best? who was the worst in the eyes of the expert? How does it work? 35 members of the press […]
ESC2019: Day One final thoughts As the rehearsals for day one came to a close, we discussed the final five songs. Do you agree with us? Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
#ESC2019: Blog of Day One rehearsals #Dare to dream Live from 9.00am CET So, we’re here. After months of national finals, internal selections, withdrawals and parties, the Eurovision Circus has finally arrived in sunny Tel Aviv. As ever, we’re blogging the rehearsals. You may not always think we’re […]
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