Following on from earlier when we brought you news of Estonia and San Marino, confirmation has been received from another non-debutant – Slovakia. RTVS, the Slovakian national broadcaster were on the initial list of participants for the inaugural Contest back in 2003 – but later withdrew. While they […]
Over the last 6 decades, 27 countries have won the Eurovision Song Contest, ranging from Portugal in the far west of mainland Europe, all the way across to Azerbaijan on the shores of the Caspian Sea. This also means that just over half of all countries to have […]
#BIRTHDAY: The TWiiNS from Slovakia are 34 today Two birthdays for the price of one. Always a bonus, don’t you think? But as you’ll gather, a fair number of twins have taken part in our favourite TV show. There is always this fascination with twins, whether they’re tumbling […]
Missing someone feels terrible. Missing an entire country… well now that’s just unbearable! Many nations have come and gone from the Eurovision stage over the years. And for all the countries like Sweden and Estonia that often confirm their participation next year BEFORE this year’s contest is even […]
BIRTHDAY: Katarína Hasprová from Slovakia is 47 today Today is another in our occasional series of countries we wish were back in our favourite TV show. They may have legitimate reasons for not being there anymore, but it doesn’t stop us wanting them back. Our friends in Slovakia […]
BIRTHDAY: Kristína from Slovakia is 32 today Next on our occasional series of “which country would you like to see return?” is one that first took part in 1993, and in eight appearances didn’t really do that well. Wrongly, obviously. It’s Slovakia, that gem of a country in […]
Last week, we revealed that there was a chance that Slovakia would be debuting at this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest, however the rumoured information seems to have been false. The press spokesperson for RTVS, Erika Rusnáková, confirmed that the nation would not be participating this year. Author: […]
During the day, news about a possible Slovakian debut at this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest has come to light. Eurovision Takeover have sourced a quote given to Eurofestivales. The RTVS Spokesperson told Eurofestivales: “RTVS currently supervises and evaluates in detail the possibilities of cooperation in the Junior […]
For one week, we gave you the chance to vote for “The Greatest… Slovakian Eurovision Entry Ever!”. You voted and six of the eight entries from Slovakia’s participation received votes. But who won? It was a draw! Kristina Pelakova gained 43.33% of your votes – therefore making her […]
This year will mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of Slovakia’s debut at the Eurovision Song Contest. The nation only participated seven times and failed to qualify in 1993. However, we want to know which Slovakian entry you considered the greatest of all time. After watching the videos of their […]
Every Monday for the last few weeks, we have been looking back at former participating nations at the Eurovision Song Contest. This week, in our penultimate #MondayMemories, we look back at Slovakia, a country that competed 8 times – the last in 2012, after failing to qualify from […]
No, don’t get over-excited. You didn’t miss any announcement. It’s still only 43 countries heading to Kyiv. But last week, here at EurovisionIreland.net we posted a poll to ask which country you’d like to see be the 44th contestant for Eurovision 2017. And the results are in! We […]
Earlier this week, the complete list of Eurovision 2017 participants was published, naming the 43 countries who will take to the stage in Kyiv, Ukraine next May. 43 countries taking part equals the record first set in 2008 in Belgrade, then matched again in Düsseldorf in 2011. This […]
The final votes from the OGAE fan clubs around Europe have now come in, and they’ve picked a winner. Before we look at the winner (although you can probably guess), here they are. Let’s look at the votes from Andorra first. These are the favourites of 29 members: […]
The OGAE clubs around Europe continue to call in their votes. If you’ve been following them, you’ll know that 36 have already called in their votes. The OGAE clubs in Israel and the United Kingdom are the latest. Will their votes make a difference? Let’s look at the […]
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