#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 […]
#BIRTHDAY: Soraya from Spain is 38 today There are some unlucky countries out there. They try and try and just can’t quite get that elusive next win. Sometimes their best entries for years are up against real fan favourites. Our friends in Spain have now gone for over […]
#BIRTHDAY: Braulio from Spain is 74 today It’s always a curious mix of countries in our favourite TV show. We have the 21st Century newbies, to those that have racked up 50 appearances or more. So it follows that, occasionally, we pick songs from times before you, dear […]
It’s time for the first results from our the Best of the Big 5 series! We wanted to know who is your all time favourite from Spain – and we have a result! You voted in your thousands, sifting through all of Spain’s Eurovision entries since their debut […]
#BIRTHDAY: Rodolfo Chikilicuatre from Spain is 50 today Do you love to laugh? Do you love a good joke? Do you want to see the lighter side of any situation? Then let me introduce you to word that might give you all manner of dread. That word is […]
Let’s face it, for all the complaining that the Big 5 have it easy at the Eurovision Song Contest, it’s actually not so glamourous. Sure they get an automatic spot in the final, but for many years this didn’t translate into placing on the scoreboard! In this new […]