BIRTHDAY: Lucie Jones from the UK is 28 today What do you think of the Big Five? Should they get an automatic place in the final, or should they have to go through the semi-finals like the rest of us? It’s true that the Big Five do have […]
BIRTHDAY: Sandie Shaw from the UK is 72 today It’s monochrome Tuesday here, so suspend your disappointment in the lack of colour, and concentrate on the song. A song that won. And was the first song in the now all-pervasive English language to win. Picture the scene. A […]
BIRTHDAY: Phil Coulter is 77 today Today’s a different birthday. It’s not always about the singers, although they’re the people you associate with any given song. There’s a whole team behind them. We shouldn’t forget that our favourite TV show a songwriter’s contest. So today it’s the birthday […]
BIRTHDAY: SuRie from the UK is 30 today You might be a little weary of Eurovision after super Saturday – and Sunday. Or you might be wanting more and more and more. And did you spot one of Saturday’s winning song titles? And that tenuous link brings me […]
BIRTHDAY: Sonia from the UK is 48 today Do you wish that contests were close these days. The current scoring makes things a little more dramatic, but there were days when it genuinely came down to the last set of votes. In the 1990s there were a couple […]
Tonight in the UK, Eurovision You Decide took place for the fourth consecutive year. Micheal Rice won with the song “Bigger Than Us”. Author: Richard Taylor Source: Eurovision Ireland
This is the 2019 final of Eurovision You Decide, where six singers, with three songs will be vying for the United Kingdom’s spot at the Eurovision Song Contest this year in Tel-Aviv – you know the drill, join me, Richard from 18:00CET by regularly refreshing the page! Mans […]
The BBC are extending their coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest with a weekly podcast called “Eurovision Calling”. Scott Mills will be joined by Jade Adams on a weekly basis, alongside a number of special guests. They will bring you the latest gossip and behind-the-scenes secrets. The first […]
In the biggest surprise to the Eurovision Song Contest community, Daz Sampson has been revealed by Eurofest as entering the Belarusian national selection process. Daz Sampson will duet with Nona on their entry “Kinky Boots” if it is selected. The deadline for submissions is today, Thursday 31st January. […]
BIRTHDAY: Jade Ewen from the UK is 31 today Do you remember when some countries used to do well? And then us newbies came along and upset no end of apple carts? Some think it’s an outrage. As you’ll know, anyone can win our favourite TV show. just […]