#BIRTHDAY: 26 June – Stefán Hilmarsson from Iceland is 60 As we often say, some performers can’t get enough of Eurovision. They need to be on the stage. But with that, maybe they don’t want to be on stage alone. That where you get the serial duetist. In […]
#BIRTHDAY: 25 June – Sam Ryder from the UK is 37 Do you ever think that, sometimes, the biggest star to come out of a Eurovision Song Contest isn’t always the winner? Sometimes, that singer who maybe gets a lesser placing has more to celebrate. In 2022 we […]
#BIRTHDAY: 24 June – Bojana Stamenov from Serbia is 40 If your country’s début entry turns out to be a winner, then all of your subsequent performers are living in that song’s shadow. It can prove tough. Even so, if you’re one of that country’s performers, it can […]
#BIRTHDAY: 23 June – Marie N from Latvia is 53 Do you like a cutting edge lyric? Especially one that people who might not be fans would pick up on. It’s a different matter when it’s looked at in context. The lyric “Ay ay ay ay ay ay…” […]
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 23rd, we are continuing with Julia Volkova. They represented Russia, as part of t.A.T.u., with “Ne ver, ne […]
#BIRTHDAY: 22 June – Nika Kocharov from Georgia is 46 There are certain genres that often raise an eyebrow when they find their way into Eurovision. Schlager does well, and electronic dance music. And of course a quality banger. But then there are others… Today’s birthday boy ნიკოლოზ […]
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 20th, we are continuing with Knut Anders Sørum. They represented Norway with “High”, taking 24th place with 3 […]
#BIRTHDAY: 20 June – Kenny Lübcke from Denmark is 60 We love duos at Eurovision. And when there’s actually chemistry between the two protagonists, even better. We know that, sometimes, you can tell they’ve been thrown together and told to get on with it. Today’s birthday boy Kenny […]
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 19th, we are continuing with Jonatan Cerrada. He represented the France with “À chaque pas”, taking 15th place, […]
#OBITUARY: Kirsti Sparboe from Norway Norwegian singer and actress Kirsti Sparboe has died, aged 79. She was part of a very elite group of performers that has sung at the Eurovision Song Contest on three separate occasions. She was born in Tromsø in 1946. Her first attempt was […]