In a series of articles during Eurovision fortnight, we are going to have a look back at our Interviews from years gone by. Today we look back at our Malta coverage. 2017 – Claudia Faniello 2016 – Ira Losco 2014 – Firelight Author: Richard Taylor Source: Eurovision Ireland
In a series of articles during Eurovision fortnight, we are going to have a look back at our Interviews from years gone by. Today we look back at our Cyprus coverage. 2019 – Tamta 2018 – Eleni Foureira 2017 – Hovig 2016 – Minus One 2015 – John […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tony Wegas from Austria is 55 today There’s an exclusive club. Well, yeah, there are lots of exclusive clubs. But today’s exclusive belongs to those people who did back-to-back appearances in our favourite TV show. We can name plenty – Lena, Jedward, Val Monetta – all illustrious […]
In a series of articles during Eurovision fortnight, we are going to have a look back at our Interviews from years gone by. Today we look back at our Slovenia coverage. 2018 – Lea 2016 – ManuElla Author: Richard Taylor Source: Eurovision Ireland
In a start of a new series of articles coming up during Eurovision fortnight, we are going to have a look back at our Interviews from years gone by. Today we look back at our Lithuania coverage. 2018 – Ieva Zasimauskaite 2014 – Vilija Matačiūnaitė Author: Richard Taylor […]
#BIRTHDAY: Engelbert from the UK is 84 today Eurovision is a young person’s game. Or is it? People of all ages from 11 to, well, unknown, despite a certain presenter in 1987 telling us about the rising stars taking part. Our friends in the UK are amongst those […]
Can you believe it’s been 30 whole years since Tajči sang Hajde Da Ludujemo on the Eurovision stage? Not only was she the only Yugoslav entry to ever perform on home turf, but the song itself became a huge hit and to this day is a guaranteed floor-filler […]
#BIRTHDAY: Timna Brauer from Austria is 59 today These days, our favourite TV show is fairly free and easy with language. If a country isn’t using its own language, then English is the favourite but not the only choice. Some songs even contain a plethora of tongues to […]
Following Dana’s victory in Amsterdam fifty years ago, the BBC and RTE have produced a documentary looking at her life. The documentary, “Dana, the Original Derry Girl”, will feature not only her Eurovision Song Contest victory, but also her history in politics, as well as her marriage and […]
BIRTHDAY: Michael Schulte from Germany is 30 today We need to bear in mind that part performance is no guide to future performance. Some countries win, completely out of the blue, and then sink back into obscurity. Or a country could have one really bad rogue result amid […]