#BIRTHDAY: Daniel Diges from Spain is 41 today Eurovision is usually a very happy affair. You can feel the love when the acts are out on stage. The crowd all wants them to succeed, so there’s lots of cheering and smiles for every act. Of course, some people […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lydia from Spain is 42 today Are you ready for a show stopper of a song? Well, even if you think the song isn’t quite a show stopper, the outfit certainly is. After all, you only get three minutes on stage, so anything to make that time […]
#BIRTHDAY: David Civera from Spain is 43 today One of the things about taking part in our favourite TV contest is the audience. Yes, it’s a TV show first and foremost, but there will always be a crowd that you have to sing to too. In the good […]
#BIRTHDAY: Edurne from Spain is 36 today Our friends in Spain haven’t had the best of times this century. The peak was a 6th place finish in 2001. Since then, well, they’ve tried. They’ve even brought in bigger guns at time. Today’s birthday girl Edurne García Almagro had […]
#CHRISTMAS2021: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 20 Christmas is a-coming, so we at Eurovision Ireland want to share some notable performances by Eurovision acts of festive songs. Some are standards, and some may be new to you. Today’s song is… Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
#BIRTHDAY: Conchita Bautista from Spain is 85 today The Big Five qualifying for the Grand Final can be a contentious thing. But there are reasons why they’re there, not least because they’ve been taking part since the very early days. The most recent débutante of the Big Five […]
#BIRTHDAY: Eva Santamaría from Spain is 50 today The 1990s, particularly 1993 saw a big change in our favourite TV show. We saw the first ever semi-final because everyone wanted to sing. And we went to the very west of our continent, to a settlement of 1,800 people. […]
RTVE, the Spanish national broadcaster, have announced they are aiming to broadcast both 2022 Semi Finals on their main channel – La 1. The news has been confirmed by RTVE Director of Originals, Ana Maria Bordas. Up until now, RTVE have shown the Semi Finals on their secondary […]
#HALL OF FAME: The first inductees Here at Eurovision Ireland, we want to celebrate those most illustrious people who have made our favourite TV the thing that it is today. In each edition, we’ll induct two performers from somewhere in Eurovision land. This Irish personality also won our […]
#BIRTHDAY: Marcos Llunas from Spain is 50 today The Eurovision Song Contest isn’t the only pan-nation festival of popular song out there. It was the first, but it has spawned a number of others, with others in the pipeline all the time. If you’re of Hispanic origin, you […]