#BIRTHDAY: Edsilia Rombley is 43 today There’s a small but exclusive club of performers who have done a certain other thing at our favourite contest – become hosts. The first was Corry Brokken in 1976. One more individual will earn their membership this year. So following Corry, Yardena, […]
TOP250: Loreen is still top of the pops In its annual chart of the favourite songs of 2018, Euphoria has been revealed by ESC Radio as Number One. This is the ninth consecutive year Loreen’s winner from 2012 has placed first. The runner-up was Fuego by Eleni Foureira, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Bill van Dijk from the Netherlands is 73 today As we know, next year’s contest – a riotous cavalcade of quality song if ever there was one – will be in the Netherlands. The Dutch have been at all-but-four of the contests, so are firmly in love […]
#CHRISTMAS: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 22 Christmas is a-coming, so we at Eurovision Ireland want to share some notable performances by Eurovision acts of festive songs. Some are standards, and some may be new to you. Today’s song is… Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
#BIRTHDAY: Hind from the Netherlands is 36 today The heart is a curious thing. It’s often shown as something red, cute and, well, heart-shaped. But if you physically held one, it probably wouldn’t quite look the same. Or give you the same feeling of delight. And there are […]
#JESC2020: Staggy reviews… Part 4 Our mascot and esteemed colleague Staggy has reviewed the 12 songs taking part in the contest on 29 November, and now pits his three winners against each other. He also includes a wild card to make it an even four songs. Which are […]
#JESC2020: Staggy Reviews… Part 1 Our mascot Staggy wanted in on the action for Junior Eurovision. So we let him review the songs as only he can. As he’s only little, he split them into three groups. His favourite goes through to a final. Belarus – A very […]
#JESC2020: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Part I As you’ll know, November means Junior Eurovision. We at Eurovision Ireland review six of the songs that will be taking part in the broadcast on Sunday 29 November. Do we think there is a winner in this first half dozen? Do you […]
#BIRTHDAY: Glennis Grace from the Netherlands is 42 today Anyone can win the Eurovision Song Contest. There, I’ve said it. We cite the examples of Portugal and Finland. But there are others. Last year we had a win by our friends in the Netherlands. Over the years, the […]
#STAGGY: Review of 2020 Part IV Our team member Staggy Ristamouse was naturally disappointed he couldn’t go to Rotterdam. Nevertheless, as a Eurovision fan he naturally has opinions on the songs. Here are some more. You can find some previous views of the songs HERE. First up are […]
BIRTHDAY: Duncan Laurence is 26 today It’s a curious thing that the first song ever heard in a Eurovision Song Contest, and the last song ever heard in a Eurovision Song Contest come from the same country. The unassuming Dutch have this particular record, and I can hardly […]
BIRTHDAY: Anouk from the Netherlands is 45 today We’re all missing a Dutch interpretation of a 21st Century contest, but at least we’ll get one in 13 months time. It’ll be here before we know it. But we can still go Dutch, with the country’s rich past going […]
Within a week of the special programme “Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light”, replacing the cancelled 2020 Eurovision Song Contest, thirteen countries have committed to showing the programme. The thirteen countries that will be showing the programme are, with their broadcaster and channel in brackets: Belgium (VRT/Een) Bulgaria (BNT/BNT […]
BIRTHDAY: Maribelle from the Netherlands is 60 today One month from today, the fans of our favourite TV show were due to be gathering in the Netherlands for two weeks for thrills, spills and the occasional piece of quality music. It’s not to be, but we can still […]
Welcome back to the brand new Eurovision Ireland series, Review In Two – also known as #ReVu2! Although the Eurovision Song Contest for 2020 has been cancelled, we decided we will finish the series so that every country gets the #ReVu2 treatment and no one is left out. […]