#BIRTHDAY: Célia Lawson from Portugal is 50 today If you ever get the gig to represent your country, you have to be prepared for failure as well as success. Only one country can win, so the chances are you won’t. So it’s a case of how well, relatively, […]
NRK, the Norwegian national broadcaster, have provided an update following the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Malmö. While NRK have not said they will withdraw from the Eurovision Song Contest, they are hinting at it. The full statement from NRK can be read below: “At the invitation of […]
Last month, it was REVEALED that at least fifteen countries will participate in 2024 edition of the Intervision Song Contest. Mikhail Shvydkoy, the special representative of the Russian President for International Cultural Cooperation, had the following to say: “The work on preparing Intervision is at an active stage. […]
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 8th, we are continuing with Luke Black. He represented Serbia with “Samo mi se spava”, taking 24th place […]
#BIRTHDAY: Katy Garbi from Greece is 62 today Do you remember when our friends in Greece were struggling to get any success in our favourite TV show? Those times have changed, and Greece can mix it with the best of them now. In the 1990s, there was a […]
#BIRTHDAY: Franka Batelić from Croatia is 32 today Our friends in Croatia have had their ups and downs over the years. It’s been mainly downs lately although there has been a recent ‘up’. And they should take comfort that anyone can win our favourite TV show. Just look […]
#BIRTHDAY: Igor Cukrov from Croatia is 40 today Do you notice that some areas specialise in certain styles of music? For example, our friends in Finland like their hard rock, and they’ve occasionally sent it to our favourite TV show. The Balkans, by contrast, like their big ballads. […]
Biser Jadrana will take place in Tivat, Montenegro, on Saturday 29th June. The Contest will feature 25 artists from across the Balkans – Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia. From Bosnia & Herzegovina: From Croatia: From Montenegro: From North Macedonia: From Serbia: Several of the […]
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 6th, we are continuing with Alessandra Mele. She represented Norway with “Queen of Kings”, taking 5th place with […]
#BIRTHDAY: Colm ‘C T’ Wilkinson from Ireland is 80 today Over the years, many big stars have taken part in our favourite TV show. Some are stars of the charts, some are TV personalities, but plenty have excelled in musical theatre. Back in 1978, the contest was opened […]