It’s June and it’s Pride month. Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are going to highlight some of the LGBTQ+ artists to have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest. For June 20th, we are continuing with Knut Anders Sørum. They represented Norway with “High”, taking 24th place with 3 […]
#OBITUARY: Kirsti Sparboe from Norway Norwegian singer and actress Kirsti Sparboe has died, aged 79. She was part of a very elite group of performers that has sung at the Eurovision Song Contest on three separate occasions. She was born in Tromsø in 1946. Her first attempt was […]
NRK, the Norweigian national broadcaster, have confirmed participation and Melodi Grand Prix – their national selection for the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest. NRK have not only confirmed participation at the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, but they have also opened applications for Melodi Grand Prix 2027 – which will […]
It’s June and it’s Pride month. Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are going to highlight some of the LGBTQ+ artists to have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest. For June 5th, we are continuing with Kyle Alessandro. They represented Lithuania with “Lighter”, taking 18th place with 89 points. […]
#BIRTHDAY: 24 May – Silje Vige from Norway is 50 Can you imagine how it feels if you’re closing a contest. And not just closing any old contest, but closing the biggest contest the world had ever seen at the time. And imaging doing all of this if […]
#BIRTHDAY: 19 May – Merethe Trøan from Norway is 56 Do you remember the old days? When the contest was all done and dusted in one night, and none of these new Europeans were able to do their thing? Well 1992 was probably the last ‘old’ contest as […]
#BIRTHDAY: 13 May – Alexander Rybak from Norway is 40 Some songs have just scraped a win, and some have won at a canter. Did you prefer the close contest, or should there by a time when a runaway runaway winner is a good thing? Occasionally a song […]
#ESC2026: The Turquoise Carpet The Turquoise Carpet event and Opening Ceremony has taken place in Vienna, and Eurovision Ireland was lucky enough to talk to some of the stars. Performers in the First Semi-Final Performers in the Second Semi-Final Performers in the Grand Final Author: John Stanton Source: […]
#BIRTHDAY: 29 Apr – Ketil Stokkan from Norway is 70 It’s nearly here. The most mad, fun and baffling two weeks of the year. For a certain type of person anyway. It baffles us why some people go year after year. Spending vast sums of money to mix […]
#ESC2026; Eurovision Ireland reviews… Part Two As in previous years, Eurovision Ireland has looked at the entrants in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. Over six shows, we pass our judgement and score them. Will pick a winner? In part two, we look at Australia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway […]
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