#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 […]
#BIRTHDAY: Al Bano from Italy is 80 today Our friends in Italy are a very musical bunch. ‘Only’ three wins, but with the capability to win far more often should they choose to. And they even choose the range of configurations, from soloists to groups. And even, occasionally, […]
Good evening Europe and good morning Australia, this is Liverpool calling! Tonight is the Grand Final Jury Show, during which the 37 juries around Europe and beyond will watch a full run through of tomorrow night’s live show and cast their votes. 26 countries will sing tonight – […]
#ESC2023: EI Review Part 7 We at Eurovision Ireland like to review the songs in a contest, and this year is no exception. We’ve split the 37 songs over seven shows to give you our views. As last year, we’ll be scoring them out of 50. Can we […]
#BIRTHDAY: Fabrizio Moro from Italy is 48 today If you could put money on the next country of the Big Five to win, who would you pick? Italy was the last of them to win, but who’s to say that they couldn’t win again? Aside from winning in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Umberto Tozzi from Italy is 71 today Let’s go back to the 1980s. A world of orchestras, big hair, big shoulders, big everything. And a regular supply of the same countries taking part year in year out. That doesn’t always mean it was a bad thing. Our […]
Rai, the Italian national broadcaster, have revealed their broadcast plans for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, in Liverpool. The Semi Finals will be broadcast on Rai 2 this year, following an announcement made during Sanremo last week. The Semi Finals were previously shown on Rai 4, with the […]