#FRANCE: Charles Aznavour dies It has been announced that the legendary French singer Charles Aznavour has died at the age of 94. He was performing as recently as 19 September on Osaka. Born Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian, he was very proud of his Armenian roots, and promoted the country whenever […]
Recently we published an article looking at the furthest distances Eurovision has travelled over the decades. While compiling the data for that article, Eurovision Ireland regular and global wanderer James worked out the distance each Eurovision Song Contest has travelled from the previous year’s host venue to the […]
Who could ever forget the Romanian artist Cezar Ouatu or the so called by many “the singing vampire” of 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. This year the talented opera singer (who finished 13th in the final of Eurovision 2013 with the song ‘It’s My Life’) tries his luck on […]
One of the best things about Eurovision is that it moves every year – so not only does every contest give you another set of songs to enjoy, but it also gives you a brand new host city to explore and fall in love with! But just how […]
BBC Studios has today opened the public song submissions to find the UK’s entry for the 64th Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, Israel next May. Like in previous years, all public entries will be shortlisted by a representative panel from OGAE UK. While entries are also being […]
It sold out well over two months before opening night, brought the house down and received no less than 5 standing ovations from its delighted Dublin audience – what could generate THAT much hype? Why, Ireland’s Eurovision – The Ultimate Show! Hosted by the unparalleled Paddy Cole, Eurovision […]
SVT have revealed the venues for the forthcoming season of Melodifestivalen. 2019 will see no debut cities holding any of the rounds and instead will be revisiting previously used venues throughout the whole six weeks. Gothenburg (Semi 1) – 02nd February Malmo (Semi 2) – 09th February Leksand […]
Next year’s edition of East Laul, the Estonian National Final will be bigger and better. Earlier in the summer, Tomi Rahula took over as Head of Delegation for Estonia and was tasked with improving the nation’s chances of winning the Eurovision Song Contest again. Instead of 20 semi-finalists […]
Last Saturday the talented Inis Neziri from Albania won the international singing competition “The Golden Stag Festival” and with her interpretation of the Romanian song ‘Dau Viata Mea Pentru O iubire’ (I Give My Life For One Love), she also won the hearts of many Romanians. We had […]
#ROMANIA: Golden Stag live link If you can’t get enough of European music with a Eurovision taste, then the Gold Stag could be for you. It’s an international musical competition featuring a number of artists you may know. Even our very own Ryan O’Shaughnessy. Taking place in Brašov, […]