#BIRTHDAY: Kristina Hautala from Finland is 77 today Do you think it’s true that some languages sound easier on the ear than others? French songs did well in the early days, before English came along. Other languages, however, never really seemed to hit the mark. Today’s birthday girl […]
Another Austrian city has withdrawn their interest in hosting the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. The City of Graz has decided not to bid to host the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. Elke Kahr, Mayor of Graz, had the following to say: “In view of the tense financial situation of […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lozano from North Macedonia is 40 today Do you like the plethora of languages that the songs on our favourite TV show are sung in? Do you like to hear songs in that particularly obscure tongue? Or do you prefer a decent song sung in a language […]
ORF, the Austrian national broadcaster, have announced the core team ahead of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. ORF have announced their core team as they set out their plans for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. Many of the personnel are familiar from either the Austrian delegation or from […]
#BIRTHDAY: Marc Roberts from Ireland is 57 today The home entrant. It could be disappointing if you like travelling. Especially if you miss out on a place warm and sunny. Or it means you might be able to go home between rehearsals. If you were Irish in the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Rodolfo Chikilicuatre from Spain is 55 today Do you love to laugh? Do you love a good joke? Do you want to see the lighter side of any situation? Then let me introduce you to word that might give you all manner of dread. That word is […]
#BIRTHDAY: Janika Sillamaa from Estonia is 50 today In these days of Eurovision semi-finals – and the bloodbaths they have become – it’s important to remember that they were tried twice in the 1990s. These two almost-forgotten events need celebrating, as there were gems of songs that never […]
It’s June and it’s Pride month. Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are going to highlight some of the LGBTQ+ artists to have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest. For June 23rd, we are continuing with Ryan Dolan. He represented Ireland, with “Only Love Survives”, taking 26th place with […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jean-Karl Lucas from France is 43 today Do you remember 2018? We were in sunny sunny Lisbon. Everyone was tipping certain countries to win. Or do badly. They got some predictions right. And some, well, not quite as right. As with every year recently, the Big Five […]
Two Austrian cities have withdrawn their interest in hosting the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. Siegmund Kahlbacher, Managing Director of Comer City in Ebreichsdorf, has confirmed that Comer City will not be progressing into the next phase of the bidding process to host the Eurovision Song Contest. Kerstin Zsifkovits-Taferner, […]
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