#BIRTHDAY: Marta Jandová from Czechia is 50 today As we know, some decent songs stay in the semi-finals when maybe they shouldn’t. Some dross rightly remain there too, but it just shows how brutal the things can be. Today’s song got stuck in the limbo of finishing below […]
The EBU, the European Broadcasting Union, have awarded full EBU membership to the Monegasque broadcaster TVMonaco. TVMonaco, who launched at the start of September 2023, have been awarded full EBU membership – as of the last week of March this year. TVMonaco was previously represented at the EBU […]
RTVS, the Slovakian national broadcaster, have revealed they will no longer be returning to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2025. RTVS’ Head of PR & Communication, Zuzana Vicelova, had the following to say: “Due to the reduction in the amount of the state budget contribution to RTVS, which […]
#BIRTHDAY: Yiannis Dimitras from Greece is 70 today Cast your mind back to when there was no free language rule. Two, maybe three countries could sing in English, and there was a plethora of tongues to delight any polyglot. In 1981 we had the first occasion where two […]
#BIRTHDAY: Duncan Laurence from the Netherlands is 30 today Anyone can win our favourite TV show. A number of countries had had dismal results before they won. You know who they are. And countries who won in the dim and distant past can surprise us all and win […]
The Sámi Grand Prix and Liet International will no longer co-operate – an agreement which has been in place since 2006. Traditionally, the winner of the Sámi Grand Prix qualifies automatically for Liet International – however this will no longer happen. Sámi singers can still enter their entries, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Linas Adomaitis from Lithuania is 48 today Yesterday we had a country with one win under their belt. Now today we have a country with a record that’s been a little more patchy since day one. And no wins to their name. Our friends in Lithuania haven’t […]
TVP, the Polish national broadcaster, have announced the date for Młody Muzyk Roku 2024 – their national selection for Eurovision Young Musicians, in Bodø. TVP have announced that Młody Muzyk Roku will take place on Sunday 21st April. The show will be broadcast on TVP Kultura, from 17:00 […]
NRK, the Norwegian national broadcaster, have announced the ticket sale for the 2024 Eurovision Young Musicians, in Bodø. NRK have announced that the tickets are now on sale for this year’s Eurovision Young Musicians and are available from HERE. Tickets cost 295 NOK or €25.35. The venue, Stormen […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tania Tsanaklidou from Greece is 72 today Have you ever met your hero? That one person who made you think a particular way, or aspire to a certain lifestyle. Were you disappointed when you met them, or did you admire them all the more? Today’s birthday girl […]