Two Austrian cities have withdrawn their interest in hosting the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest.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, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Salomé from Spain is 86 today We have a winner today. And the last winner for their country. And as things stand, when her country does win again, they’ll take the record for the biggest gap between wins. Our friends in Spain have had wins that came […]
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 21st, we are continuing with Conchita Wurst. He represented Austria, with “Rise Like a Phoenix”, taking 1st place […]
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 20th, we are continuing with Amber. She represented Malta with “Warrior”, taking 11th place in the semi final, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tanja from Estonia is 42 today While we love our contest for its singing, many of them incorporate the element of dance into their stage show too. This extra thing can make or break a song, as it either enhances what you see, or completely distracts from […]
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 16th, we are continuing with Deen. He represented Bosnia & Herzegovina, with “Ljubav je”, taking 11th place in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Andrea Demirović from Montenegro is 40 today It’s a tough gig being first to perform at our favourite TV show. And if the Saturday night isn’t bad enough, just imagine doing it on the Tuesday night. It can’t be easy having to warm up three nights of […]
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 17th, we are continuing with Jamie-Lee. They represented Germany, with “Ghost”, taking 26th place with 11 points. Jamie-Lee […]
#BIRTHDAY: Darja Švajger from Slovenia is 60 today Do you like a ballad, or are you more a fan of a banger? The bangers seems to be prevailing in the 2020s, but it wasn’t always the case. There were years when the ballad was popular, particularly before the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nevena Božović from Serbia is 31 today It’s good to celebrate people in Eurovision circles that blaze a trail. Those that do achieve a first. Like Milly Scott for example. Or even Lys Assia. Today it’s birthday girl Невена Божовић/Nevena Božović (now Ивановић/Ivanović). Why, you may ask, […]