#ESC2021: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Part II – The Nordics With the Rotterdam contest approaching, we at Eurovision Ireland are reviewing the songs in seven bite-sized chunks. In our first review we looked at the automatic finalists, and you can see our scores at the foot of this article. […]
#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 […]
#BIRTHDAY: Maria Olafs from Iceland is 28 today We all know those semi-finals can be bloodbaths. Yes, each song may have a better than average chance of qualifying but it can still be brutal, knowing your quest for glory could end rather ignominiously on a Tuesday evening. It […]
#ICELAND: Daði reveals song for Eurovision 2021 It may have been leaked online, but Daði FreyrPétursson and his pals Gagnamagnið have officially revealed the song hoping to get Iceland its first win at the Eurovision Song Contest. It’s called 10 years. And here it is… During the presentation […]
Building on the success of our Best of the Big 5 series, Eurovision Ireland is broadening its search for your favourite entries from countries across the continent, spanning the contest’s entire back catalogue. You asked us to take a look at the Scandinavian countries next, so our first […]
#BIRTHDAY: Svala from Iceland is 44 today Have you ever noticed any families taking part in our favourite TV show? We have had twins, siblings, and even a mother/daughter act. But as it’s been going 65 years, there’s the chance of dynasties emerging. Today’s birthday girl Svala Björgvinsdóttir […]
Building on the success of our Best of the Big 5 series, Eurovision Ireland is now broadening its search for your favourite entries from countries across the continent, spanning the contest’s entire back catalogue – that’s well over 1500 songs! You told us you wanted us to take […]
Building on the success of our Best of the Big 5 series, Eurovision Ireland is now broadening its search for your favourite entries from countries across the continent, spanning the contest’s entire back catalogue – that’s well over 1500 songs! We asked you which group of countries you […]
Building on the success of our Best of the Big 5 series, Eurovision Ireland is now broadening its search for your favourite entries from countries across the continent, spanning the contest’s entire back catalogue – that’s well over 1500 songs! We asked you which group of countries you […]
#CHRISTMAS: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 10 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
#CHRISTMAS: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 6 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: Greta Salóme from Iceland is 34 today Many acts try and try again to win the grand prize in our favourite TV show. Some go it alone from their first appearance. Others like to start modestly, and build their way up. In 2012, old hand Jónsi represented […]
HALLOWE’EN: Eurovision goes bump in the night Hallowe’en and Eurovision. Does it scare you? Do you tremble on 31 October when you get a sinister knock at your door? Are you relieved when you find out it’s only the local kids going trick-or-treating? Or do you leave the […]
We can all agree that once we heard Húsavík -from the Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga film – the song instantly received a special place in our hearts. But sometimes we just don’t want to play a ballad. Here is when the remixes come and […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sigga from Iceland is 58 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 […]