As we all know, last night saw this year’s Eurovision Song contest get underway with Semi Final 1 taking place in Turin ,Italy. Ten countries made it through to Saturday’s Grand Final.Unfortunately, Denmark was not one of them. This means that it is now two years running that […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kikki Danielsson from Sweden is 70 today It’s home entrant time again. When you look through the years, several nations have had more home entrants than others – obviously. These may have been because their country won the previous year, or maybe because their country picked up […]
#ESC2022: Interview with Germany’s Malik Eurovision Ireland caught up with Malik Harris from Germany. He will be singing Rockstars in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin. He told us about carpets, influences and, of course, his favourite cake. Do you like the song from Germany? Could Malik […]
#ESC2022: Interview with Slovenia’s LPS Eurovision Ireland caught up with LPS from Slovenia. They will be singing Disko in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. They told us about previous singing competitions, Amsterdam and of course their favourite cake. Do you like the song from Slovenia? Could they win […]
#BIRTHDAY: Marie Myriam from France is 65 today A winner? Well, someone has to. And this year it will be one of 40. Well, we can probably discount more than half of the field before they’ve sung a note in competition. Back in 1977, the field was a […]
As much as we love the Eurovision Song Contest, there is something in the old adage that some things just don’t translate very well. In a musical coming together of different countries and cultures, what sounds poetic and elegant in one language might not quite have the same […]
#ESC2022: Interview with Malta’s Emma Muscat Eurovision Ireland managed to catch up online with Emma Muscat, who will be singing I am what I am in the second semi-final of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. We talked about what a performer’s average day is, musical influences and, of […]
#ESC2022: The Turin Eurovision Village Eurovision Ireland discovered the Eurovision Village in the Parco del Valentino. It’s big. Click on the video below for a tour. Are you in Turin? Will you be visiting the Eurovision Village? Tell us what you think Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
#ESC2022: Semi-final Two predictions As you’ll know, we at Eurovision Ireland reviewed the 40 songs (plus one other) from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. We gave each one a score out of 50. You can find our seven reviews on the Eurovision Ireland Youtube channel HERE. But what […]
#ESC2022: Interview with Sweden’s Cornelia Jakobs Eurovision Ireland managed to catch up with Sweden’s Cornelia Jakobs in Turin, during her preparations for the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. She told us about family advice, Eurovision friendships and of course her favourite cake. Do you like Cornelia’s song? Could she […]