Can you believe it’s been almost a week since Måneskin won the Eurovision Song Contest? As well as bringing Italy their long awaiting 3rd win, the rock band have been storming the charts across Europe (and the world!) with Zitti E Buoni and are clearly going from strength […]
After each Eurovision contest, we have fans that love the new winner and we have fans that complain about it. It happens all the time, and this year is no exception. As a fan that started watching the contest way back in 1994, I think I have a […]
It’s not even been a week since Måneskin lifted the trophy in Rotterdam, but it seems preparations for next year’s contest are already well underway! From Milan to Naples, 11 cities across the length and breadth of Italy have already expressed interest in hosting the next edition of […]
There are many good reasons to learn a language… to make travel more enriching, to boost your CV, to be able to speak to friends, family and co-workers more easily… now we can add loving the winner the Eurovision Song Contest to this list! According to Duolingo’s Twitter […]
It is only a matter of days since Måneskin took victory at thew 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, but already there are 11 cities showing interest in hosting the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. Below are the 11 cities and what their local Officials have had to say: Florence Dario […]
Yes, Eurovision 2021 has ended, but do not panic! Whether your favourite won or lost, we are here to cheer you up! Are you a true Eurovision fan? Do you know the choreography to ‘Discoteque’ or move your arms in sync whenever you hear the trumpet sounds from […]
With only a couple of hours to go before the First Semi Final, we thought we’d have a look back at the second rehearsals of the Grand Final participating countries. Would you like a reminder of what we thought? Have a look back at our #LiveBlogs from their […]
The fourteen finalists of this year’s New Wave Festival have been revealed. They include Samra Rahimli, the Azerbaijani representative at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. The finalists are: Armenia – Saro Gevorgyan Australia – Alfie Arcuri Azerbaijan – Samra Rahimli Belarus – CHEICHAI Bulgaria – Denitsa Karaslavova Georgia […]
The allocation draw for the Grand Finalists have been made in their respective Press Conferences following their second rehearsals. As we knew previously, The Netherlands are already in the second half of the show, in position 23. The first half of the show will see Big 5 members […]
#ESC2021: Day 8 Rehearsals – Live Blog from 10:00 (CET)/09:00 (BST) Well, we have now seen the first and second rehearsals of both the 1st and 2nd semi finals, and today at 09:30 BST/10.00 CET we continue with the second set of rehearsals from the Grand Finalists. This […]
#ESC2021: Eurovision Ireland reviews… The Grand Finalists We’ve seen all the Big Five and hosts the Netherlands rehearse for the first time. Lots can still change, but can one of this six countries pull off a victory on 22 May? Click on the video below and see what […]
#ESC2021: Eurovision Ireland scores… Day Six The Eurovision Ireland team today saw a massive sixteen countries rehearse. These were Malta (from semi-final one), nine songs from semi-final two, and the six automatic finalists. We gave what we saw our considered opinion, and awarded our favourites of the day […]
#ESC2021: Day 6 Rehearsals :Live Blog from 10.00 (CET)/09.00 (BST) Well, we have now seen the first rehearsals of both the 1st and 2nd semi finals, and today at 09.00 BST/10.00 CET we continue with the second set of rehearsals. Malta – in Semi final 1 – kick […]
#ESC2021: Eurovision Ireland reviewed… Over several weeks, we at Eurovision Ireland reviewed the 39 songs participating in the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. If you’ve not watched our shows, you can click on the links below. We would like to thank our guest reviewers, amongst them Big Daddy Karsten […]
Over the course of April and May, on the lead up to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, we will be celebrating the countries that are participating this year in Rotterdam. Today, we celebrate Italy. Italy debuted at the Contest in 1956, in Lugano, Switzerland. Franca Raimondi took part […]