Snippets of this weekend Melodifestivalen semi finalists are now online. Taking part in Lidköping this coming Saturday are: Pagan Fury – Stormbringer Anton Hagman – Känner dig Lisa Ajax – Torn Arvingarna – I Do Bishara – On My Own Ann-Louise Hansson – Kärleken finns kvar John Lundvik – […]
BIRTHDAY: Kali from France is 60 today Do you remember the times when countries had to sing in their national languages? It was easy for some – German all the way, for example. Or a choice of obvious ones if you were Switzerland. But if you were slightly […]
EDITORIAL: How do you pick a song? Don’t worry, we’re not using a certain Norwegian in this editorial, as we know small children sometimes read our work. You may have read around the Internet about the selection processes of certain countries. We at EI think this needs to […]
On Saturday 23rd February, Denmark holds its annual Melodi Grand Prix at the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning to choose who will fly their flag at the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Tel- Aviv, Israel. I admit to having a soft spot for Denmark due to my Danish […]
BIRTHDAY: Phil Coulter is 77 today Today’s a different birthday. It’s not always about the singers, although they’re the people you associate with any given song. There’s a whole team behind them. We shouldn’t forget that our favourite TV show a songwriter’s contest. So today it’s the birthday […]
BIRTHDAY: SuRie from the UK is 30 today You might be a little weary of Eurovision after super Saturday – and Sunday. Or you might be wanting more and more and more. And did you spot one of Saturday’s winning song titles? And that tenuous link brings me […]
Tonight 12 songs battled for a chance to wave the Romanian flag in Tel Aviv this May. The competition was one of the toughest we’ve seen from Romania in the last years. The lucky winner is Ester Peony with On a Sunday! What do you think about the […]
We here at Eurovision Ireland recently asked you who you thought would win Selecția Națională 2019, Romania’s national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. We gave you our own team’s thoughts in our article HERE – with which some of you vocally disagreed with (yes, we do read […]
Buna seara Europa si Buna dimineata Australia! Tonight we’re going to find out the winner of Selectia Nationala 2019! Good luck Romania and hope you’ll make the right decision! It will be tough, but surely you can find the answer. As for you dear readers, sit back and […]
BIRTHDAY: Elhaida Dani from Albania is 26 today Just occasionally a song passes me by completely. It’s not a bad song, or a silly song. It might just be unfortunate enough to be in a contest with more memorable songs. I’ll stop digging a hole for myself now. […]