#BIRTHDAY: Milan Stanković from Serbia is 35 today It’s all about the look. And the song. And, erm, the draw order. Any or all of these could be true when working out that perfect thing for Eurovision success. Today’s birthday boy Милан Станковић arguably concentrated on the look, even […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kirsten Siggaard from Denmark is 68 today I know, I know. We’ve had too much obscurity of late. Songs you may have seen once and forgotten about have their place. Today is different. First, today’s song comes from the scientifically-proven best Eurovision of all time. And it’s […]
#BIRTHDAY: Marlain from Cyprus is 44 today Does luck play a part in Eurovision success (or lack of it)? Can your position in the running order help your chances? Has a song been sunk by what was on around it? Back in 1999 we had a Swedish win. […]
After a return was INITIATED for their return in 2023, Monaco Media Diffusion have confirmed they will not be participating at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, in the United Kingdom. TMC, the previous broadcaster to take Monaco to the Eurovision Song Contest, has withdrawn from the EBU. Monaco […]
#BIRTHDAY: Emly Starr from Belgium is 65 today Our friends in Belgium are a curious bunch. Plucky as ever, and taking part since the first contest (1956 in case you were wondering), and only ever had one win. It’s a nice arrangement that the broadcasters for the two […]
RTE, the Irish national broadcaster, have confirmed their participation at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, in the United Kingdom. It is currently unknown whether or not RTE will stick with the revived National Final or revert back to an internal selection. Details on how RTE will choose their […]
Following the announcement of the OGAE Song Contest, it was revealed that OGAE Russia was one of the participants. OGAE Ukraine are against their participation and any further OGAE International participation at that. OGAE Ukraine, had the following to say on their Social Media: “OGAE Ukraine appeals to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Dado Topić from Croatia is 73 today We celebrate all manner of things with our birthdays. The winners, the losers, the ‘also-ran’s. They all count, and you can guarantee that someone out there will like every single Eurovision song. So just occasionally, a song might not quite […]
RTP, the Portuguese national broadcaster, have confirmed their participation at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, in the United Kingdom. Furthermore, RTP has opened the song submission period for Festival da Canção. The song submission period will close on Friday 21st October and from this, four acts will make […]
BIRTHDAY: Tinkara Kovač from Slovenia is 44 today As you know, we often drone on about people who keep trying. Some of them make it to the final week/fortnight many times, and still want more (cough Monetta cough). Some have a couple of attempts as a national final, […]