#BIRTHDAY: Birgitta Haukdal from Iceland is 43 today Opening a contest is always daunting. Closing it is probably worse, because being on first means you can take advantage of the free bar in the Green Room for longer. Back in 2003 we were in sunny Rīga, which was […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sigga from Iceland is 60 today It’s repeat offender time again. You know the sort – They have a good/bad/indifferent result when they take part a first time. They get the bug and come back again. Repeat as necessary. Today’s birthday girl Sigga (née Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir) appeared […]
#BIRTHDAY: Daði Freyr from Iceland is 30 today Do you ever see social media posts telling us about ‘the real winner’? It’s clear that the ‘real winner’ is the one that gets the most points under the rules in place of the time. You might not like it, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Eyþór Ingi from Iceland is 33 today Performers of all ages have been seen on a Eurovision stage. It cam sometimes be a fun game to guess whether a performer looks their age or not. Many performers try to look younger than they are. Some succeed. Some […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ari Ólafsson from Iceland is 24 today There are, occasionally, times when you come across a song. There’s nothing wrong with it, but you know it will sadly fail at the semi-final stage. It’s not the fault of the singer, or the song. It’s just, well, stuff. […]
Buona sera Europa! Buon giorno Australia! This is Turin calling for the Jury Final of Eurovision 2022! 25 acts will compete tonight in order to impress the National Juries from each country and score as many points to win the Eurovision 2022 trophy! Eurovision Ireland’s own veteran Bogdan […]
#ESC2022: Semi-final Two predictions As you’ll know, we at Eurovision Ireland reviewed the 40 songs (plus one other) from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. We gave each one a score out of 50. You can find our seven reviews on the Eurovision Ireland Youtube channel HERE. But what […]
As much as we love the Eurovision Song Contest, there is something in the old adage that some things just don’t translate very well. In a musical coming together of different countries and cultures, what sounds poetic and elegant in one language might not quite have the same […]
#ESC2022: Semi-final One predictions As you’ll know, we at Eurovision Ireland reviewed the 40 songs (plus one other) from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. We gave each one a score out of 50. You can find our seven reviews on the Eurovision Ireland Youtube channel HERE. But what […]
#ESC2022: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Part IV We at Eurovision Ireland have taken a look at the songs participating in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest (plus one other). In seven reviews, we pick apart the songs, and see if we can find our favourite. You can find our earlier […]
#ICELAND: And the winner is… Iceland are still hoping for their maiden win in the Eurovision Song Contest. Tonight broadcaster RÚV chose the representative hoping to change that statistic. After a combination of a public and televote, the act going to the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin […]
#ICELAND: Live blog of Söngvakeppnin SF1 from 20.45 CET You can follow the action HERE. All times below are GMT, which is also the same as Reykjavík time. 21.19 – Thank you for tuning in. Iceland will do the same next week with five more qualifiers. Goodnight from […]
RÚV has revealed today the 10 songs competing in Söngvakeppnin 2022, the Icelandic national selection for Eurovision 2022. They are as follows: Semi-Final One Amarosis – “Don’t you know” Stefán Óli – “Ljósið” (The light)/ “All I know” Haffi Haff – “Gía” / “Volcano” Stefanía Svavarsdóttir – “Hjartað mitt” […]
#CHRISTMAS2021: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 18 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
#CHRISTMAS2021: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 9 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
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