#BIRTHDAY: Waylon from the Netherlands is 44 today If you’ve been a runner-up in our favourite TV show, it must be tempting to try again for the win. Several individuals have achieved this, but even more have not. It’s high risk, but could really burnish your credentials as […]
#BIRTHDAY: Hanna Pakarinen from Finland is 43 today Would you want to be the home entrant if you were in a Eurovision Song Contest. You have no issues with the host country’s culture, but you won’t get to travel to somewhere exotic. On the plus side, the crowd […]
#BIRTHDAY: Bo Halldórsson from Iceland is 73 today Eurovision occasionally attracts dynasties. That is, members of the same family all clamouring to take part in our favourite TV show. We’ve had siblings, twins and the mother-and-daughter combo in the past. Today’s birthday Björgvin Helgi ‘Bo’ Halldórsson is an […]
AMPTV, the Armenian national broadcaster, have chosen their representative for the 2024 Eurovision Young Musicians, in Bodø. Hayk Hekekyan was selected by via Depi dasakan Yevratesil, on Sunday afternoon. The final of Depi dasakan Yevratesil consisted of ten finalists. Hayk will represent Armenia in Bodø with the Oboe. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Luca Barbarossa from Italy is 63 today There are some countries that seem to get Eurovision. The last three countries to win it mainly. We’re clearly in one in May, but there’s that boot-shaped country too, and you can never write them off. Our friends in Italy […]
#BIRTHDAY: Anita Simoncini from San Marino is 25 today If you keep an eye on the wider Eurovision family, you’ll know about the Junior version. We’ve already seen some Junior stars make it to the big contest, and one day we may see someone who wins them both. […]
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that China has appointed an individual responsible for participation at the Intervision Song Contest. The individual will also be responsible for selecting the Chinese representative. China has become the first country alongside Russia to have confirmed participation. Let us know […]
#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 […]