Over the last 6 decades, 27 countries have won the Eurovision Song Contest, ranging from Portugal in the far west of mainland Europe, all the way across to Azerbaijan on the shores of the Caspian Sea. This also means that just over half of all countries to have […]
With Christmas just days away, many of us are starting to take part in those little traditions that make Yule tide so special. For some that’s baking, for others it’s decorating our homes and for some it’s watching those festive feel-good movies we watch every year! One such […]
In the aftermath of Eurovision 2018, we here at Eurovision Ireland looked through the nations competing to see who has the best qualification rate at the contest. According to our stats, many of you still check back to that article – which you can check that out HERE […]
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 […]
EUROVISION IRELAND: Meet Staggy, the squeaky-clean story-hunting mouse Eurovision Ireland can proudly reveal our latest team member. He’s already made an impression with a number of this year’s performers. So if you see him, say hello. Or just squeak at him. It’s Staggy Ristamouse. If you look hard […]
EDITORIAL: How do you pick a song? Don’t worry, we’re not using a certain Norwegian in this editorial, as we know small children sometimes read our work. You may have read around the Internet about the selection processes of certain countries. We at EI think this needs to […]
Eurovision 2018 will always stand out in the history books for the year that 3 countries lost their 100% qualification rates from the semi-finals. Many of us here at Eurovision Ireland never dreamed we’d see the day Russia or Romania failed to make it into Saturday night’s main […]
Back in December 2017, the Austrian broadcaster ORF announced that Cesár Sampson would represent the country in Lisbon at Eurovision Song Contest 2018. A few hours ago the video of his Eurovision song “Nobody But You” was released and we can defintely say it’s not a love song like […]
Salutare tuturor! Numele meu este Bogdan si probabil sunteti surprinsi ca va scriu pentru prima oara in Romana pe acest site. Este un mic cadou din partea noastra, a echipei de la Eurovision Ireland, pentru cei care ne sustin din Romania. Asa cum spune si titlul, azi o […]
An old saying warns us to keep our friends close, and our enemies closer… but perhaps it’s just easier to snub them at Europe’s favourite music competition?! Show business is full of famous feuds… Joan Crawford and Bette Davis… Lindsey Lohan and Hilary Duff… Taylor Swift and whoever […]
Ok so for the ones of you who don’t know, my name is Bogdan and I started writing for Eurovision Ireland about two years ago. My first Eurovision memmory is from 1994, but my real passion for the contest started in 1995 when Norway won with Nocturne. I […]
So last night we had the second Semi Final of Eurovision 2017 in Kyiv and what a fantastic show it was. We of course now know our winners and losers here. So as well as 10 countries happy to go to the Final we also have 8 countries sadly disappointed […]
So last night we had the first Semi Final of Eurovision 2017 in Kyiv and what a fantastic show it was. We of course now know our winners and losers here. So as well as 10 countries happy to go to the Final we also have 8 countries […]
Some of you may recall that last year I published a best and worst at Eurovision article for every country that was taking part in Eurovision 2016 with the exception of Australia who were only competing for the second time. So this year I will publish one for […]
Some of you may recall that last year I published a best and worst at Eurovision article for every country that was taking part in Eurovision 2016 with the exception of Australia who were only competing for the second time. So this year I will publish one for […]