#BIRTHDAY: Fausto Leali from Italy is 79 today As you will know, every performer in our favourite TV show is a professional. They all want to do their best. Nevertheless, it must still be daunting singing in front of millions. It must be even more daunting if you’re […]
RTK, the Kosovan nation broadcaster, have broadcast the first Festivali i Këngës – taking place last night, Saturday 28th October. Festivali i Këngës is the intended national selection if Kosovo is allowed to enter the Eurovision Song Contest in the future. La Fazani took victory with “Oj Kosovë”, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Conny Froboess from Germany is 80 today How good is your knowledge of our favourite TV show? Do you have any interest in songs that appeared in the 20th Century? Do you know any songs that were in that long-distant period where everything was in black & […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tanel Padar from Estonia is 43 today Do you remember the start of this century/millennium? The bug was behind us and we had a whole new one hundred/one thousand years to look forward to. And of course our favourite TV show carried on. One year in, and […]
#BIRTHDAY: Guy Sebastian from Australia is 42 today It’s always exciting when a country débuts in our favourite TV show. Over 40 countries have participated, and there’s always rumour of more débuts to come. The newest country is that famous European country – Australia. Avid viewers for 30 […]
Suspilne, the Ukrainian national broadcaster, have revealed song submission details for Vidbir 2024 – their national selection for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Malmo. Suspilne have revealed that 288 Artists have submitted a total of 389 songs. Of the songs submitted, 57.5% were Ukrainian and 33% were […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nicole from Germany is 59 today Do you like a close contest? One where the lead changes many times, with a winner only emerging towards the very end? A runaway winner can spoil things, especially if many wonder why it’s a runaway winner. Back in 1982, we […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jožo Raz from Slovakia is 69 today Did you know the first official Eurovision semi-finals in 2004 weren’t the inaugural international pre-selections for our favourite TV show? There was one in 1993 – yes, 30 years ago. It was a sedate seven-nation affair in sunny Ljubljana. Three […]
ERR, the Estonian national broadcaster, have announced a further update on Eesti Laul 2024 – their national selection for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Malmo. ERR have announced 215 songs were submitted for Eesti Laul 2024. Out of the songs submitted, 126 are in English, 88 are […]
#BIRTHDAY: Eduard Romanyuta from Moldova is 31 today False-flagger alert! Well, of sorts. It’s one of those days when the worlds of false flaggers and persistent triers collide. With criminal results, you might say. Today’s birthday boy Едуард Едуардович Романюта/Eduard Romanyuta tried three times before he finally got […]