BIRTHDAY: Lara Fabian is 50 today Every now and then, a song comes along that you could call a slow burner. It has no bells and whistles. It has no fancy costumes. It’s an honest song sung, well, honestly. It does well, but maybe could have done better. […]
This morning, RTE announced the death of former Irish commentator, Larry Gogan. Larry commentated on television four times – 1978, 1980, 1981 and 1982. Larry was also Ireland’s longest serving radio commentator – between 1984 and 2001, as well as 2008. RTE put out the following statement: The […]
BIRTHDAY: Sirusho from Armenia is 33 today There are plenty of countries that have never won, and we all love them for trying. One day soon, we’ll get another début winner. Who will it be? More to the point, if you go to the shows, where would you […]
BIRTHDAY: Miki from Spain is 24 today We mentioned that some countries have gone from mediocre participants to challengers to a victory. There are of course countries that have gone the other way. They try and try, but their broadcaster relies on past glories. It could be argued […]
Hello Vilnius, this is Dublin Calling! Yes, Lithuania is the focus of our first #QualifiersWeek (formerly #FinaleWeek) of 2020. Lithuania have yet to take victory in the Eurovision Song Contest yet, however they have made the final several times. Here is how #QualifersWeek will shape out: Monday – […]
Tonight, Tekla Nilsson won Polstjärnepriset and will likely therefore be the Swedish participant at this year’s Eurovision Young Musicians, to be held in Zagreb on Sunday 21st June. Tekla Nilsson is 17 year’s old and plays the Clarinet. SVT will confirm their participant for Zagreb in the coming […]
This week see’s the week-in, week-out National Final marathon season kick off! This week is just the start of things, with just the two shows… Saturday 11th January Lithuania – Eurovizijos Atranka Heat 1 Norway – Melodi Grand Prix Semi Final 1 Our #LiveBlogs will of course kick-off […]
BIRTHDAY: Sakis Rouvas is 48 today Any country can win our favourite TV show. Even a country that languishes way down low when the scores come in can confound those critics and finish first. Just look at Portugal. That was a good win. At the end of the […]
The American Song Contest has been revealed to have a multi-week format and will move around the country. The Contest will now have elements of both Melodifestivalen and the Eurovision Song Contest. Due to the number of US States, the Contest will move around the USA for the […]
BIRTHDAY: Amaia from Spain is 21 today As you’ll know, we pick performers from all years when we celebrate birthdays here. You’ll relish the black & white of some, but equally you’ll enjoy the “4K HD-ness” of the more recent contests. As it happens, today we go all […]
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