#BIRTHDAY: Jérémie Makiese from Belgium is 23 today Our friends in Belgium have been taking part in our favourite TV show since the start – that’s 1956, if you were thinking the first contest was in 2012. They do the right thing and alternate between VRT and RTBF, […]
RTÉ, the Irish national broadcaster, have confirmed participation at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Sweden. Song submissions to represent Ireland are now open and will close at 18:00 GMT, on Friday 29th September. Submissions can be made HERE via the online form. While the full rules are […]
#BIRTHDAY: Rambo Amadeus from Montenegro is 60 today Don’t you just love those ‘novelty’ entries? There have been plenty, to varying degrees of success. One or two have even won. I’ll let you work out which. Of course, these novelties sometimes have a message, even if it’s heavily […]
#BIRTHDAY: Selma from Iceland is 49 today It can be a curse having a second crack at Eurovision glory. If you do well first time round, you risk ruining that reputation when you make that second appearance. Today’s birthday girl Selma Björnsdóttir most famously made the long, long […]
#BIRTHDAY: Oscar Loya from Germany is 44 today The Big Five (formerly known as the Big Four). Do they warrant a position in the Grand Final? Or should they have to qualify like everyone else? It’s a question that goes back over 14 years. For now, at least, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Pernilla Karlsson from Finland is 33 today It was always interesting when our friends at the EBU relaxed the rule about singing in your own language. Obviously, where most songs are sung in a non-native language, it’s usually English. But since 1999, countries do often revert to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Blanche from Belgium is 24 today Plucky little Belgium. Three words that always whet the appetite. Well, they have been participating since 1795, only missing three years. So there are a lot of singers to choose from. As you’ll know, the Belgians have a strict policy of […]
#BIRTHDAY: Takis Biniaris from Greece is 68 today Being last to perform at our favourite TV show must be at least as tricky as performing first. If you’re on first, you’ve got an audience to warm up. If you’re on last, you’ve had to watch everyone else perform. […]
BHRT, the Bosnian national broadcaster, have confirmed non-participation at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Sweden. BHRT are still under sanction, with ongoing debt owed to the European Broadcasting Union. Lejla Babović, BHRT’s Head of International Affairs, had the following to say: “BHRT is still under EBU sanctions and […]
#BIRTHDAY: Amaury Vassili from France is 34 today The free language rule is a funny old thing. Obviously, most countries have picked a world-wide language to do their stuff. English usually, but French is often a good bet too. So imagine our surprise when one of the Big […]
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