#BIRTHDAY: John Karayiannis from Cyprus is 30 today There are still plenty of countries that have never won the big prize at our favourite TV show. Some have come close, but can’t quite find that mystery ingredient to push them over the line. Banger or ballad? Male or […]
Today, the 2024 Summer Olympics continue (although the Opening Ceremony takes place tomorrow) and we have added a Eurovision twist to the proceedings. We will be celebrating the best of Eurovision participating countries, ranked by their gold medal success at the Summer Olympics, up to and including Tokyo […]
TRT, the Turkish national broadcaster, have been confirmed as the host for the 2024 ABU TV Song Festival, in Istanbul following the ABU General Assembly been AWARDED to the country. The 2024 ABU TV Song Festival will take place on Sunday 20th October, at 16:00 GMT/17:00 CET. The […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tal Sondak from Israel is 48 today Several countries in our favourite TV show don’t actually lie in Europe proper. That’s the beauty of Eurovision – we have Europeans and Mediterraneans (and some others too) all as one big happy family. And we know how dysfunctional families […]
NRK, the Norwegian national broadcaster, has confirmed the length of the 2024 Eurovision Young Musicians, in Bodø. On Saturday 17th August, the 2024 Eurovision Young Musicians will commence live at 19:00 CEST, for approximately 2 hours & 15 minutes. The language used on the onscreen graphics will once […]
#BIRTHDAY: Geta Burlacu from Moldova is 50 today Europe is a rich continent, full of countries of all shapes and sizes. Plenty of big ones have won, as well as a few little ones. For some of these smaller nations, Eurovision is an ideal place to sell yourself. […]
RTS, the Serbian national broadcaster, have confirmed participation in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. RTS have opened the song submission window for Pesma za Evroviziju ’25. Submissions can be made HERE, until Friday 1st November. A selection of the Pesma za Evroviziju ’25 include: Let us know what […]
Today, the 2024 Tour de France concludes and we have added a Eurovision twist to the proceedings. The Slovenian Tadej Pogačar took overall victory in the 2024 Tour de France. Slovenia have achieved a 7th place twice – their best placing to date in 1995 & 2001. Today […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mary Cristy is 72 today Do you remember the 1970s? Maybe a relative or friend told you about them. They were a time of one-night contests, hair lacquer, long dresses and cigarettes. And French was the predominant language of our favourite TV programme. In 1976, an English-language […]
Two participating countries have confirmed delayed broadcasts for the 2024 Eurovision Young Musicians, in Bodø. WDR, the German national broadcaster, have confirmed they will broadcast the Contest from 21:40 CEST. SRF & RTS, the Swiss-German & Swiss French language broadcasters, have confirmed they will broadcast the Contest from […]