Buona sera Europa! Buon giorno Australia! This is Turin calling for the Jury Final of Eurovision 2022! 25 acts will compete tonight in order to impress the National Juries from each country and score as many points to win the Eurovision 2022 trophy! Eurovision Ireland’s own veteran Bogdan […]
Buona Sera Europa , Buongiorno Australia! After all the excitement of last night’s First Semi Final, the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 continues with the Jury Show for Semi Final 2! Tonight at Turin’s PalaOlimpico, the 18 countries taking part in the 2nd Semi Final will perform their entries […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kikki Danielsson from Sweden is 70 today It’s home entrant time again. When you look through the years, several nations have had more home entrants than others – obviously. These may have been because their country won the previous year, or maybe because their country picked up […]
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 Two 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 […]
#ESC2022: Interview with Sweden’s Cornelia Jakobs Eurovision Ireland managed to catch up with Sweden’s Cornelia Jakobs in Turin, during her preparations for the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. She told us about family advice, Eurovision friendships and of course her favourite cake. Do you like Cornelia’s song? Could she […]
#ESC2022: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Part IV 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 earlier […]
#SWEDEN: And the winner is… One of the most eagerly-anticipated national finals of the 2022 season has just ended, and Swedish broadcaster SVT has handed out the coveted golden ticket to the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin in May. But who’s got it? Singing for Sweden in Turin […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tommy Nilsson from Sweden is 62 today There’s a core of people out there who believe that a certain country can do no wrong. You know the thing, a person could read out the phone book on stage and still make the top five. In other news, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tomas Ledin from Sweden is 70 today Fans often mention Sweden as the pinnacle of our favourite TV show. Yes, they have had six wins, and you can never right them off. But there is that history, often revolving around their first winners. Back in 1980, broadcaster […]
#BIRTHDAY: Robin Stjernberg from Sweden is 31 today If you were to be lucky enough to represent your country in our favourite TV show, would you want to travel somewhere exotic to do so? Or would you like a whole bunch of the arena crowd on your side […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jan Johansen from Sweden is 55 today Just when you thought we were going to avoid a certain country, we found this birthday today and knew we had to pick this above the Italian, German, Latvian and Luxembourger who also have birthdays today. We consider it one […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tusse from Sweden is 20 today A new year, with a whole new set of opportunities to get on. We know that in May someone – possibly Italy – will win the Grand Prix of our favourite TV show. In the meantime, we get oodles of national […]
#CHRISTMAS2021: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 24 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: Frans from Sweden is 23 today Do you ever feel old when you watch certain performers do what they do best? Those singers who were teenagers when they took part in our favourite TV show years ago and are still only in their twenties. Cast your mind […]