#ESC2026: The Turquoise Carpet The Turquoise Carpet event and Opening Ceremony has taken place in Vienna, and Eurovision Ireland was lucky enough to talk to some of the stars. Performers in the First Semi-Final Performers in the Second Semi-Final Performers in the Grand Final Author: John Stanton Source: […]
INFE have returned with their tenth annual poll. The fourteenth country to award their points, in the quest to find the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest winner, is Italy. INFE Italy awarded the following points: Following the addition of the Italian votes, the INFE Poll 2026 currently stands at: […]
#BIRTHDAY: 3 May – Massimo Ranieri from Italy is 75 Our favourite TV has always attracted bigger names, who quite happily mix with those rising stars looking for their big break. Take the Sanremo Festival for example. There are competitions for established and new stars. Talking of Italy, […]
#ESC2026: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Part Six As in previous years, Eurovision Ireland has looked at the entrants in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. Over six shows, we pass our judgement and score them. Will we pick a winner? In this final part, we look at Austria, France, Germany, […]
#BIRTHDAY: 28 Apr – Anna Oxa from Italy is 65 We like to look at duets through the ages. They can be hit or miss. They can be well-suited, or thrown together in a rush because they look attractive, or no-one else wants the gig. Today we have […]
#BIRTHDAY: 15 Apr – Luca Barbarossa from Italy is 65 There are some countries that seem to ‘get’ Eurovision. Three countries that have won since 2020 mainly. These include that boot-shaped country, and you can never write them off. Our friends in Italy have at times had a […]
#BIRTHDAY: 30 Mar – Dori Ghezzi from Italy is 80 We like to celebrate big birthdays here not that lesser birthdays are less important. But we like to remember our history, and tell everyone that Eurovision isn’t just a 21st Century phenomenon. Today’s birthday girl Dori Ghezzi might […]
Rai, the Italian national broadcaster, have revealed a new artistic director ahead of Sanremo 2027 – their national selection for the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest. During the final of Sanremo 2026, the current host & artistic director, Carlo Conti, announced that Stefano De Martino would be taking over […]
#ITALY: And the winner is… After five nights of one of Italy’s biggest entertainment shows of the year, Sanremo has yielded a winner. As you know, this winner has the chance to go to the Eurovision Song Contest, but they sometimes choose not to. The winner was chosen […]
#STORYOFMYLIFE – Day Two with Bogdan from EI In this series, we’ll be talking to someone and asking them to pick five songs (over five days) that mean something to them. These may not be their top five songs of all time – merely songs that attach to […]
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