BIRTHDAY: Sue Schell from Switzerland is 70 today Many people have trodden the boards more than once, some with aplomb, and some doing stuff we’d rather not talk about. And I’m not possibly going to mention singers from the world’s oldest republic. But today we have a lady […]
Within a week of the special programme “Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light”, replacing the cancelled 2020 Eurovision Song Contest, thirteen countries have committed to showing the programme. The thirteen countries that will be showing the programme are, with their broadcaster and channel in brackets: Belgium (VRT/Een) Bulgaria (BNT/BNT […]
BIRTHDAY: Agnetha Fältskog is 70 today When we celebrate the birthdays here, we usually stick to soloists and duos. However, when we can we’ll post the occasional birthday of a bigger group member. Especially if it’s a big birthday. When you think of Sweden – and have stopped […]
BIRTHDAY: Maribelle from the Netherlands is 60 today One month from today, the fans of our favourite TV show were due to be gathering in the Netherlands for two weeks for thrills, spills and the occasional piece of quality music. It’s not to be, but we can still […]
BIRTHDAY: Srbuk from Armenia is 26 today First to perform in a semi-final? Is that a good gig or not? On the plus side, you’re the first to get those rehearsals out of the way. On the minus side, if you don’t make it out of the semi-final, […]
BIRTHDAY: Goran Karan from Croatia is 56 today Over the years, some countries have been gunning for a win, only for that time to pass without success. They then slip back into obscurity. Of course, past performance is no guide to future performance. But when you look at […]
“Keys To My Life” is a programme on RTE One every Sunday at 20:30 GMT. It will also be available on the RTE Player. The programme see’s seven Irish personalities reveal how the places they’ve lived in have shaped their lives in this unique and intimate celebrity biography […]
BIRTHDAY: Yannis Savvidakis from Cyprus is 57 today We mentioned a duet the other day, and how with two performers, you’re likely to tick more boxes. And more ticked boxes mean more votes – or so you’d hope. Not that many duets have won our favourite TV show […]
In his final act as Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest, Jon Ola Sand has declared Ireland the winners of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020! The decision comes as a result of Ireland’s stellar Eurovision record since 1965. Having already won the contest 7 times, Mr Sand […]
The Roop have been invited back to “Pabandom iš naujo” as automatic finalists next year. The Roop will continue to receive €20,300, for winning this year’s “Pabandom iš naujo”. The lead singer of The Roop, Vaidotas Valiukevičius, had the following to say: “We understand that a variant was […]