RTVSLO, the Slovenian national broadcaster, has announced their entry for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, in Liverpool. Joker Out were internally selected to represent Slovenia and will be performing “Carpe Diem”. The song will be performed in Slovenian and will be revealed next Saturday, February 4th. Joker Out […]
#BIRTHDAY: Karmen Stavec from Slovenia is 49 today Do you wonder why some songs change the language they’re sing in between the selection and the contest? It could be because of the worry that a language might not sound right to a wider audience. It can sometimes work, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Eva Boto from Slovenia is 27 today You have to feel for those countries that don’t make a Grand Final. After all, many of them are singing songs they were given, so often the fault should lie with the songwriter. Today’s birthday girl Eva Boto must have […]
RTVSLO, the Slovenian national broadcaster, have confirmed their participation at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, in the United Kingdom. RTVSLO will announce in the coming months which selection process they will use to select their participant – however ‘EMA’ is likely to be used once again. A withdrawal […]
BIRTHDAY: Tinkara Kovač from Slovenia is 44 today As you know, we often drone on about people who keep trying. Some of them make it to the final week/fortnight many times, and still want more (cough Monetta cough). Some have a couple of attempts as a national final, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Rebeka Dremelj from Slovenia is 42 today Stage acts have come a long way over the years. It was once ground-breaking when a Dane had two dancers mincing around behind her in Luxembourg. Now, that would be seen as twee or just plain daft. These days, you […]
#BIRTHDAY: Omar Naber from Slovenia is 41 today Many people can claim to have a unique record in our favourite TV show. It could be their country’s only winner. Or the only person to win twice as a performer. More often – probably – are people who share […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tanja Ribič from Slovenia is 54 today What style of song do you like best? Does it need costume changes, clucking, or maybe the odd penguin on stage? Or do you like a song just to be a song without all the bells and whistles? Today’s birthday […]
#ESC2022: Interview with Slovenia’s LPS Eurovision Ireland caught up with LPS from Slovenia. They will be singing Disko in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. They told us about previous singing competitions, Amsterdam and of course their favourite cake. Do you like the song from Slovenia? Could they win […]
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 […]
On the lead up to the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, which is been held in Turin, we are looking back at the countries participating in the Contest and their histories – past and present. Today we continue with Slovenia’s story. Slovenia debuted at the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest, […]
#ESC2022: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Part III 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 first […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ana Soklič from Slovenia is 38 today For all time, we’ll have a large number of performers who missed out on the cancelled 2020 contest, only to be recruited for the 2021 festival instead. They are now members of a very exclusive club. Today’s birthday girl Ana […]
RTVSLO, the Slovenian national broadcaster, have joined a growing list of European broadcasters, who will be showing the 2022 American Song Contest. RTVSLO will broadcast the Contest in the same week of original transmission. The Contest will be shown every Saturday, from March 26th. The Contest will be […]