#BIRTHDAY: Andrea Demirović from Montenegro is 40 today It’s a tough gig being first to perform at our favourite TV show. And if the Saturday night isn’t bad enough, just imagine doing it on the Tuesday night. It can’t be easy having to warm up three nights of […]
It’s June and it’s Pride month. Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are going to highlight some of the LGBTQ+ artists to have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest. For June 17th, we are continuing with Jamie-Lee. They represented Germany, with “Ghost”, taking 26th place with 11 points. Jamie-Lee […]
#BIRTHDAY: Darja Švajger from Slovenia is 60 today Do you like a ballad, or are you more a fan of a banger? The bangers seems to be prevailing in the 2020s, but it wasn’t always the case. There were years when the ballad was popular, particularly before the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nevena Božović from Serbia is 31 today It’s good to celebrate people in Eurovision circles that blaze a trail. Those that do achieve a first. Like Milly Scott for example. Or even Lys Assia. Today it’s birthday girl Невена Божовић/Nevena Božović (now Ивановић/Ivanović). Why, you may ask, […]
#BIRTHDAY: alyona alyona from Ukraine is 34 today Eurovision can be a serious business. As you see every year, some countries take the contest seriously, and seem to know how to do well. Others, well, try hard at least. One of those countries that seem to ‘get’ Eurovision […]
SMRTV, the Sammarinese national broadcaster, have revealed that non-participation at the Eurovision Song Contest is been considered. Roberto Sergio, Director General of SMRTV, had the following to say to Il Sole 24 Ore: “The situation did not appear at all clear to us. Little transparency in the televoting, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Dihaj from Azerbaijan is 36 today When an act takes to the Eurovision stage, there will be have been a whole lot of planning to decide costumes, backing singers and dancers, and setting. At least, we hope there have been planning meetings. Today’s birthday girl Dihaj (née […]
It’s June and it’s Pride month. Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are going to highlight some of the LGBTQ+ artists to have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest. For June 12th, we are continuing with Slavko Kalezić. He represented Montenegro, with “Space”, taking 16th place in the semi […]
Following a Press Conference held this afternoon, the 2025 Participating Countries have been revealed. The Russian government is directly coordinating participation with foreign governments. The twenty countries participating (and debuting) in 2025 are: Other countries had shown interest in participating, but ultimately were not included on the list […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ivo Linna from Estonia is 76 today Hooray! A legend’s birthday! Well, we think he is anyway. It’s from the time when a certain Baltic nation started to show us what it could do via the gift of song. It’s a very important thing in that nation. […]