Skulking in the shadows, a faded starlet, clinging bitterly to memories of glorious days in the spotlight that have long passed… not only the plot of Whatever Happened Baby Jane, but also Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest. Debuting in 1961, Spain only had to wait 8 contests […]
ESC2019: Day seven thoughts – Part One With the automatic finalists having their first rehearsals, we give our views. First up, Israel, France and Spain. Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
ESC2019: BLOG OF DAY SEVEN REHEARSALS #DARE TO DREAM LIVE FROM 9.00AM CET Welcome back to day seven of rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. Today we see the final two acts of the first semi-final, first nine acts of the second semi final, Israel and the […]
This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the Contest last been held in Israel. In 1999, the Contest was held in Jerusalem and twenty three participants took part. Over a series of five articles, we are going to look at where those twenty three participants are now. Lithuania: […]
BIRTHDAY: Remedios Amaya from Spain is 57 today We love winners of the Eurovision Song Contest. But we should also remember that someone has to come last. Whether that song deserves to come last is another matter. Back in the day, the last placed song could have finished […]
BIRTHDAY: Mikel Herzog from Spain is 59 today Isn’t it often the way that you can tell where someone’s from, just by their name? If it ends in ‘dottir’, it’s usually Icelandic. Or if it ends in ‘ić’, it’s usually from a lot further south-east. So imagine Europe’s […]
This year’s Madrid Eurovision Party will take place in Sala La Riviera, on the weekend of Friday 19th and Saturday 20th April. The fifteen acts that have confirmed their appearance so far are: Miki – Spain Jonida Maliqi – Albania Eliot – Belgium Lake Malawi – Czech Republic […]
BIRTHDAY: Alfred García from Spain is 22 today You want an up to date song? Do you? Really? Something that still has the shine on it? In other words, a song from 2018? Well you’re in the right place. Do you remember Lisbon? That nicely warm city with […]
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Ah, Valentine’s Day… a day for flirting, for romance, for you to confess your heart’s deepest desires… also a chance for it to all go spectacularly wrong! Let’s face it, the path to true love rarely runs smooth. Everyone has that date they’d rather […]
After an exciting night in Spain, Miki has emerged victorious and will sing “La Venda” for Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv this May! As one of the Big 5, Spain’s spot in the final is already guaranteed. So no semifinals for Miki, he will […]