Today, the 2022 UEFA Women’s European Championship continues and we will be celebrating it this year, with a Eurovision twist. Today sees Match Day 12 and Games 21 & 22 of the tournament. Switzerland will be playing The Netherlands, while Denmark will be playing Spain – both from […]
Today, the 2022 UEFA Women’s European Championship continues and we will be celebrating it this year, with a Eurovision twist. Today sees Match Day 8 and Games 13 & 14 of the tournament. Sweden will be playing Switzerland from 17:00 GMT/18:00 CET. The Netherlands will be playing Portugal […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tó Cruz from Portugal is 55 today As you know, our friends in Portugal achieved their victory after the longest ever non-winning streak to date. They had tried everything since their début in 1964. Amongst Portugal’s notable achievements was sending the first black male performer in 1967. […]
Today, the 2022 UEFA Women’s European Championship continues and we will be celebrating it this year, with a Eurovision twist. Today sees Match Day 4 and Games 5 & 6 of the tournament. Portugal will be playing Switzerland (UK) from 17:00 GMT/18:00 CET. The Netherlands will be playing […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nucha from Portugal is 56 today What do you now? It’s more Lusitanian singing that was largely ignored by the juries of Europe. I’ll admit that not everything Portugal did was good, but they deserved better some years. Back in 1990, Eurovision was a simpler affair. We […]
Buona sera Europa! Buon giorno Australia! This is Turin calling for the Jury Final of Eurovision 2022! 25 acts will compete tonight in order to impress the National Juries from each country and score as many points to win the Eurovision 2022 trophy! Eurovision Ireland’s own veteran Bogdan […]
As much as we love the Eurovision Song Contest, there is something in the old adage that some things just don’t translate very well. In a musical coming together of different countries and cultures, what sounds poetic and elegant in one language might not quite have the same […]
#ESC2022: Semi-final One predictions As you’ll know, we at Eurovision Ireland reviewed the 40 songs (plus one other) from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. We gave each one a score out of 50. You can find our seven reviews on the Eurovision Ireland Youtube channel HERE. But what […]
#ESC2022: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Part IV We at Eurovision Ireland have taken a look at the songs participating in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest (plus one other). In seven reviews, we pick apart the songs, and see if we can find our favourite. You can find our earlier […]
#BIRTHDAY: Dulce from Portugal is 53 today We’re in Italy for a certain musical event next month. So when an act has a birthday who performed in Italy the last time the contest was held there, it piques my interest. Very soon, some countries will be on stage […]