#BIRTHDAY: Montaigne from Australia is 27 today After a couple of years of up-in-the-airness, our favourite TV show is getting more back on an even keel. Yes, that’s a mix of metaphors but we can at least be hopeful for 2023. Now in all the contests since 1956, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Rachel from France is 80 today We should remember that our contest isn’t all about what’s happening now. It has a rich history that we should celebrate. I’m sure everyone out there has favourites from former times. But there are those we hear less. As you may […]
#OBITUARY: Vesa-Matti Loiri from Finland Finnish actor, comedian and musician Vesa-Matti Loiri has passed away aged 77. In Eurovision circles, he was most famous for performing in the 25th Eurovision Song Contest in The Hague with the song Huilumies. Vesa-Matti, sometimes known as just Matti, was born in […]
At the start of April, Eurovision Ireland entered its 10th anniversary year. Now that the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest and its aftermath is over, we thought it was about time we got around to celebrating. Some of the current team, along with some of our contributors, have put […]
1FLTV, the Liechtenstein national broadcaster, has decided against applying for full EBU membership – a requirement to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest, as well as other Eurovision Contests. In 2008, the Eurovision Song Contest was a long term aim for 1FLTV. An application for EBU membership was […]
#OBITUARY: Olivia Newton-John Performer in the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest Olivia Newton-John has passed away at the age of 73. She was there in Brighton when ABBA won. She finished fourth. Olivia Newton-John was born in 1948 in Cambridge, emigrating to Australia aged six with her parents and […]
#BIRTHDAY: Margo from Luxembourg is 61 today I know you love a song that crosses the boundaries of our different tastes, and is something that can do no wrong. Today must fit that bill if any song can. It has almost everything. Three songwriters, of which two are […]
RAI, the Italian national broadcaster, has released unseen footage of the 1956 Eurovision Song Contest, in Lugano, Switzerland. The unseen footage released by RAI, is behind-the-scenes of the Contest, which was held at the Teatro Kursaal, which sadly no longer exists. You can watch the unseen footage below: […]
#BIRTHDAY: Martin Vučić from North Macedonia is 40 today Who, among the list of countries that have never won, would you like to see win? And why? Is it because they have had good songs in the past? Is it because they have decent food and drink? Is […]
Today, the 2022 Commonwealth Games continues to take place, in Birmingham, the United Kingdom. Each day throughout the Games, will be looking at the Commonwealth nations that have sent artists to the Eurovision Song Contest. Today we are looking at the countries that took part in the 1998 […]
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