Over the years since our beloved contest began , way back in 1956, many artists have graced the Eurovision stage over the years, enjoying the opportunity to make themselves known far and wide. But…what happened once all that preparation for the contest and the actual appearance was done? […]
THE REAL ME: Eurovision memories from John Stanton We at Eurovision Ireland want to hear from you. Is there a song that really means something to you? Something that made you really fall in love with Eurovision? Something that you associate with a particular event in your life? […]
#BIRTHDAY: Rona Nishliu from Albania is 34 today Do you remember when the contest went east? About as east as it’s possible to go whilst still being in Europe? It was a wild old affair, and the host country couldn’t do enough – even building a venue. There […]
Hello dear readers of Eurovision Ireland! Today we continue with our exciting series: One Day Love! Each week we celebrate one song from Eurovision History. Here, you can find facts like: year, country, artist, title of the song, lyrics (translations when the song is in another language other […]
Let’s face it, for all the complaining that the Big 5 have it easy at the Eurovision Song Contest, it’s actually not so glamourous. Sure they get an automatic spot in the final, but for many years this didn’t translate into placing on the scoreboard! In this new […]
#IRELAND: Review of Ireland’s Eurosong 2013 At Eurovision Ireland we like to delve into the history of our favourite TV show, and review what’s taken place. This time we review the Irish national final from 2013. As you may know, Ireland made it through to the Grand Final […]
#BIRTHDAY: William Mangion from Malta is 62 today There are some special contests where things change. 1971 was one instance (previews started). 2004 was another (semi-finals). But perhaps one of the most important was 1993. The EBU had started to embrace those further east places that wanted to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Morgane from Belgium is 45 today Have you ever thought that some performers might not want to be at our favourite TV show? Or that they might want to shed their image as a Eurovision performer when they turn their back on music for, say, a career […]
As things stand, Kazakhstan and Kosovo will not be invited to take part in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. Associate Members of the European Broadcasting Union have to be invited to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. ESCXtra received the following statement from the EBU: “At […]
While thirteen countries have confirmed participation in Warsaw, three participating countries from last year – Albania, Armenia and Italy have yet to declare any participation news. Today, we can announce that Austria and Finland will not be making their debut in Warsaw this year. While no reason has […]