And we are back LIVE for the first time since Tel Aviv! Yes, while first rehearsals have been taking place behind closed doors, we’ve provided some limited coverage and interviews, however our LiveBlogs start here! Join me (John), along with Richard and the odd squeak from Staggy along […]
JESC BIRTHDAY: Pedro Madeira is 27 today Pedro represented Portugal in 2006 with the song Deixa-me sentir. Happy birthday, Pedro! Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
BIRTHDAY: Cláudia Pascoal from Portugal is 25 today That thing where you represent your country, in your country. There’s no pressure at all, oh dear me no. Seriously, it must be an honour, knowing that you have huge home support in that crowd. In 2018 – if you […]
BIRTHDAY: Anabela from Portugal is 43 today It’s an all points west birthday today. Our favourite TV show regularly moves around Europe’s quarters, showing us the delights of the varied continent. Back in 1993, the contest was in Millstreet and had never been further west. It was years […]
BIRTHDAY: Leonor Andrade from Portugal is 25 today I often mention those unlucky songs that were a year too early. The song the year later won, or did really well. So the year-too-early ones may just have paved the way. If you cast your mind back to Portugal’s […]
BIRTHDAY: Duarte Mendes from Portugal is 72 today Is Eurovision political? Is there a fine line between a political song and one that celebrates history. Where do you draw this line? Some countries have had more turbulent histories than others, and some very recently. Back in 1975, revolution […]
JESC2019: Final list of participating countries Over the previous months, various broadcasters have been announcing whether they would – or would not – be participating in the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It takes place in Gliwice, in southern Poland, on Sunday 24 November. But who will we […]
BIRTHDAY: Nucha from Portugal is 53 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 […]
BIRTHDAY: Maria Guinot from Portugal would have been 74 today Even though most countries like to use English to sing in at our favourite TV show, it’s nice to hear something that’s truer to its roots. Portuguese was a very misunderstood language until 2017. But if you were […]
STAGGY: Day nine at Eurovision 2019 Working hard! Squeak! Orange Carpet! Squeak! Who to support? Squeeak! So many new friends! Squeeeeaaaakkkkk!!!!! Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
ESC2019: First semi-finalists on the Orange Carpet Eurovision Ireland was at the Orange Carpet in Tel Aviv to catch the stars before they went for an official opening reception at the Charles Bronfman Auditorium. See what they had to say. Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
ESC2019: The best/worst lyric of 2019? We all know that killer line in a song can make or break it. But what could be the crucial one this year? Albania – Every song, every tear is just a bitter souvenir… Armenia – First you said you kneeled, you […]
Day Six? Where was the Day Five rehearsals we hear you cry? Well, Day Five was Memorial Day in Israel, so everything stops in terms of work. This will be why we started rehearsal coverage on Saturday instead of the traditional Sunday. ESC2019: BLOG OF DAY SIX REHEARSALS […]
Once rehearsals for Eurovision start, the well-known Daily Press Poll conducted by our friends at ESCXTRA, gives us the most anticipated opinion of the day: who was the best? who was the worst in the eyes of the expert? How does it work? 35 members of the press […]
Once rehearsals for Eurovision start, the well-known Daily Press Poll conducted by our friends at ESCXTRA, gives us the most anticipated opinion of the day: who was the best? who was the worst in the eyes of the expert? How does it work? 35 members of the press […]
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