This year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest is coming to us live from beautiful coastal Nice in France! As well as having a fresh batch of songs to enjoy, we all know one of the best things about attending the pint-sized version of Europe’s favourite music competition (or indeed, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Fausto Leali from Italy is 79 today As you will know, every performer in our favourite TV show is a professional. They all want to do their best. Nevertheless, it must still be daunting singing in front of millions. It must be even more daunting if you’re […]
#BIRTHDAY: Riccardo Fogli from Italy is 76 today Do you remember the 1980s? An interesting decade where we had some innovative sets and some innovative costumes. And we had the finest orchestras TV companies could hire. Back in 1983, we were in an old Olympic venue. Olympics, Eurovision […]
#BIRTHDAY: Francesco Gabbani from Italy is 41 today Sometimes we get that hot hot favourite in a contest. You know the sort of thing: all they need to do is turn up and they have it in the bag. The other countries might as well not bother sending […]
#BIRTHDAY: Diodato from Italy is 42 today As we know, there have been 67 contests. But if you count from 1956, you know that doesn’t quite add up. That’s because we all know what happened in 2020. No contest, but there was still a crop of songs. Many […]
Those of you who follow us regularly will know that we, at Eurovision Ireland, have been looking at the highs and lows of each country in the years they have taken part in the Eurovision Song Contest. Today, we are focusing on one of the more successful countries […]
#BIRTHDAY: Toto Cutugno from Italy is 80 today If you’re a Eurovision fan worth their gravy (or glitter), you might have an eye on its history. Which countries have hosted, which cities have hosted, that sort of thing. Of course, every contest needs a host or hosts. And […]
#BIRTHDAY: Enrico Ruggeri from Italy is 66 today It must be good to be in at the start of something. In years to come, you can tell your family you were there, and part of it. This particular ‘thing’ is the expansion of our favourite TV show. The […]
Måneskin, the winners of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, have been announced as part of the line-up for Glastonbury 2023. Måneskin will be playing the new Woodsies stage on Saturday 24th June, at 19:30-20:30 GMT. Let us know what you think about Italy and the 2021 Eurovision Song […]
In 1993, RTE, the Irish national broadcaster, hosted the 38th Eurovision Song Contest, in Millstreet. The 68th Eurovision Song Contest, in 2024, is set to be the first time since Millstreet that all seven founding participating countries will compete at the same time. While Ireland took victory for […]