#BIRTHDAY: André from Armenia is 39 today It’s début time again, and one that saw an expansion into the Caucasus – that area some claim is Europe and some claim is Asia. We’re not going to discuss that geographical question here. Today’s birthday boy Անդրեյ Սերգեյի Հովնանյան/André Sergey […]
#BIRTHDAY: Omar Naber from Slovenia is 39 today Many people can claim to have a unique record in our favourite TV show. It could be their country’s only winner. Or the only person to win twice as a performer. More often – probably – are people who share […]
#EUROVISION: Review of Fire Saga As you’ll know, the film The Story of Fire Saga has now hit the screens, and has received every possible review out there. We at Eurovision Ireland have taken a different approach, and selected two of the stand out songs to talk about […]
Hello dear readers of Eurovision Ireland! Today we continue with our a new series: One Day Love! Each week we will celebrate one song from Eurovision History. Here, you will find facts like: year, country, artist, title of the song, lyrics (translations when the song is in another […]
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 1993 National Final As you will know, Ireland has had seven victories at the Eurovision Song Contest. It leads the table of winners. But how did this happen? We at Eurovision Ireland went back in time to 1993, to see what Niamh Kavanagh had to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jurij Veklenko from Lithuania is 30 today It must be a thankless task trying to make that first win for your country. For some, it was easier than others. Many people tried before Portugal triumphed, but Serbia got it at the first go. But it’s not just […]
Following on from earlier when we brought you news of Estonia and San Marino, confirmation has been received from another non-debutant – Slovakia. RTVS, the Slovakian national broadcaster were on the initial list of participants for the inaugural Contest back in 2003 – but later withdrew. While they […]
A further two countries have declined participation at the forthcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest this year, to be held in Warsaw on Sunday 29th November. Estonian broadcaster ERR have revealed that Estonia will not be making their debut at this year – the only Baltic country yet to […]
USA: Eurovision performers from across the pond Whilst Eurovision is distinctly a European, Mediterranean and Australian affair, our friends across the Atlantic have occasionally been called in to help countries with their songs. As rumours always swirls around about a US version of Eurovision, or a US broadcaster […]