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 1st, we are starting with the reigning champion, JJ. He represented Austria with “Wasted Love”, taking victory with […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kenan Doğulu from Türkiye is 51 today Let’s be honest – our friends in Türkiye/Turkey are sorely missed from our favourite TV show. They added that bit of exotica to proceedings, and were gunning for another win when they abruptly stopped coming along after the 2012 shows. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Zdravko Čolić is 74 today It’s important to remember that our favourite TV show started around the middle of the 20th Century – it’s not just a thing invented in the 2010s for people to show off posh frocks and much arm waving. And with 20th Century […]
#BIRTHDAY: Eyþór Ingi from Iceland is 36 today Performers of all ages have been seen on a Eurovision stage. It cam sometimes be a fun game to guess whether a performer looks their age or not. Many performers try to look younger than they are. Some succeed. Some […]
RTVSLO, the Slovenian national broadcaster, have released a statement regarding their future participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. RTVSLO, has sent a letter to the EBU calling for action to address its concerns regarding the competition. The Director of Televizija Slovenija has stated it will consider its participation […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nadine Beiler from Austria is 35 today Some countries have had a patchy relationship with our favourite TV show. Take Italy for example. They took over a decade out, and eventually won when they chose to. Then there are our friends in Austria. It’s been a bit […]
ORF, the Austrian national broadcaster, have started to attract cities wishing to host the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, following JJ’s victory in Basel. Ebreichsdorf has proposed to use Comer City, which would involve the creation of a temporary venue, with a capacity of 20,000 people and space for […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tooji from Norway is 38 today It’s an achievement these days to make the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest. For those 20 acts, they’ve had to arrive in a host city extra early, rehearse and rehearse, and then aim to beat other worthy songs. So […]
RTVA, the Andorran national broadcaster, have revealed that they will not be participating at the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. FOLLOWING news back in February that TV3 from Catalonia had held talks with RTVA, participation in 2026 is no longer on the table. RTVA had the following to say […]
#BIRTHDAY: Aliona Moon from Moldova is 36 today We know that anyone can win our favourite TV show, whether it’s that Nordic country that many fans have as their default 12 points, or whether it’s that outsider that captures the zeitgeist before sinking back into obscurity. But have […]
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