As has been previously announced, The Netherlands have again opted for an internal selection following the success of Duncan Laurence last year with his song Arcade. Jeangu Macrooy will be flying the flag for the host country this year and today we can hear the song he will […]
LEAPDAY: Songs in the Key of 29 It only comes but once every four years, so why not celebrate it. If it’s your birthday today, then many happy returns from the Eurovision Ireland team. And how best to commemorate this most elusive of dates? Why, with songs that […]
BIRTHDAY: Ben Cramer from the Netherlands is 73 today The contest in the Netherlands is rapidly approaching, with songs aplenty being picked, a city getting ready, and all the fun, games and bafflement that will follow. With that in in mind, it’s time for another Dutch birthday. Maybe […]
BIRTHDAY: Trijntje Oosterhuis is 37 today Four years too early? Well, It’s not often someone is four years too early outside of an Olympic setting. But as we’re heading to Rotterdam’s fair city in the spring, it’s good to celebrate what the Dutch have done in the past. […]
Following North Macedonia’s reveal of Vasil earlier today, we now have the first 10 acts waiting to go to Rotterdam for Eurovision 2020 – hurrah! We may still only have one actual song, but if we know Eurovision fans, you’ve been on YouTube and Spotify working out whose […]
BIRTHDAY: Douwe Bob is 27 today Funny how some coincidences come about. If you’re a fan of our favourite TV show, then you might have been variously pleased, disappointed or annoyed that you could or couldn’t get tickets for when the circus arrives in Rotterdam next May. So […]
And we are back LIVE for the first time since Tel Aviv! Yes, while first rehearsals have been taking place behind closed doors, we’ve provided some limited coverage and interviews, however our LiveBlogs start here! Join me (John), along with Richard and the odd squeak from Staggy along […]
ESC2020: The theme of Eurovision 2020 is ‘Open up’ The organisers of the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest have revealed that the theme for the shows will be ‘Open up’. TV channel NPO1 has revealed it on the popular TV programme De wereld draait door. According to Exective Producer, […]
The date when next year’s Host City has been announced. NPO, AVROTROS & NOS will reveal the chosen city on Friday 30th August. Both Maastricht and Rotterdam had until 16:00 GMT/17:00 CET today, to submit their final bid books, with the additional information required, after the original ESC20 […]
BIRTHDAY: Michelle from the Netherlands is 38 today Imagine the dilemma. You’re taking part in Europe’s favourite TV show. It covers dozens of languages, and you want to make yourself stand out from the crowd. You family name might not be very easy to some parts of Europe, […]