BIRTHDAY: Michèle Torr is 73 today Some people just can’t get enough of our favourite TV show. And that’s not just the fans, who are making the best of things without their annual May fix of fun. Instead, there’s plenty out there. Talking of people who can’t get […]
Missing someone feels terrible. Missing an entire country… well now that’s just unbearable! Many nations have come and gone from the Eurovision stage over the years. And for all the countries like Sweden and Estonia that often confirm their participation next year BEFORE this year’s contest is even […]
EUROVISION: Lise Darly is 38 today Those semi-finals are a brutal affair. The potential classic songs that fall by the wayside, meaning a possible winner has to watch from the sidelines. We can all name several. For those places that can’t get out of the semi-finals, it’s understandable […]
BIRTHDAY: Séverine Ferrer representing Monaco is 42 today It’s always sad when a country decides to sit out Eurovision. For a year is understandable, but there are a few we’ve not seen for many years now. Are they still paying attention to our favourite TV show? Or do […]
BIRTHDAY: Tereza from Yugoslavia is 81 today There’s a term called false-flagging. It’s when you come from one country but do stuff internationally for another. There’s nothing wrong with it, and many Eurovision stars have done such a thing. Maybe even your favourite ever performer. Today’s birthday girl […]
BIRTHDAY: Françoise Hardy from Monaco is 75 today We’ve had a few birthdays from the era of colour, so it’s only fair we remember our heritage. Those days when everyone in western Europe had to watch, because there were no other channels to tune into. Some stars from […]
Every Monday for the next few weeks, we will be looking back at former participating nations at the Eurovision Song Contest. This week, we look back at Monaco, a country that competed 24 times – the last in 2006, after failing to qualify from a single Semi Final. […]
Earlier this week, the complete list of Eurovision 2017 participants was published, naming the 43 countries who will take to the stage in Kyiv, Ukraine next May. 43 countries taking part equals the record first set in 2008 in Belgrade, then matched again in Düsseldorf in 2011. This […]
The illustrious OGAE fan clubs around Europe (and beyond) are busy casting their votes, to see who would win the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest if they were selecting the winner. Clubs from 28 countries have already cast their votes and now we have three – yes, three – more […]
In less than four months, we will have been to Stockholm, picked a winner and started planned to go to <insert country name here>. But did you know that Sweden’s capital is one of a select bunch of cities that have been in the title of a Eurovision […]