Buenas noches Europa, buenos dias Australia, this is Madrid calling! Tonight, Spain decides their representative for Eurovision 2021 in a fantastic show: Destino Eurovisión! The 2021 Spanish national final will see 2 songs battling for the golden ticket to Rotterdam and will be hosted by Tony Aguilar and Julia Varela . […]
#BIRTHDAY: Betty Missiego from Spain is 83 today Did you know that our favourite TV show has a global reach. Outside of Europe and Mediterranean, it’s known in Asia, Africa, Australia and even the Americas. People from the ‘New World’ have even taken part. We know of winners […]
#BIRTHDAY: Rosa from Spain is 40 today As we know, only one act can win the big prize each year at our favourite TV show. But some of the performers that get there have already won a competition to get there. In 2002, our friends in Spain launched […]
#BIRTHDAY: Beth from Spain is 39 today Do you admire countries for sticking to their own languages? Or do you wish they can all sing in a tongue you can understand? Our friends in Spain have – almost without exception – always had their national language in their […]
#BIRTHDAY: Karina from Spain is 74 today Spare a thought for our friends in Spain. They’ve participated in 59 contests, and what have they to show for it? Two wins – in consecutive years. And the only winning country whose only wins were before 1970. That’s over 50 […]
#JESC2020: Staggy Reviews… Part 2 Our mascot Staggy wanted in on the action for Junior Eurovision. So we let him review the songs as only he can. As he’s only little, he split them into three groups. His favourite goes through to a final. Kazakhstan – A great […]
#BIRTHDAY: Paloma San Basilio from Spain is 70 today We often get massive stars taking part in our favourite TV show. They may not be household names worldwide, but it doesn’t mean they’re not respected in their sphere. Today’s birthday girl Paloma Cecilia San Basilio Martínez is a […]
#BIRTHDAY: José Vélez from Spain is 69 today There’s often a debate over whether a national final or an internal selection is the right way to go. A national final, and you run the risk of the public picking a novelty. Our friends in Spain generally went down […]
#JESC2020: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Part I As you’ll know, November means Junior Eurovision. We at Eurovision Ireland review six of the songs that will be taking part in the broadcast on Sunday 29 November. Do we think there is a winner in this first half dozen? Do you […]
#BIRTHDAY: Pastora Soler from Spain is 42 today Do you feel for those countries that haven’t won for a long time? Do you will them to win regardless of the song they enter? Or have they just been unlucky at times? Our friends in Spain haven’t won since […]