Alice and Ellen Kessler, the German representatives of the 1959 Eurovision Song Contest, in Cannes, have died. Twin sisters Alice and Ellen Kessler died yesterday, at the age of 89. Their career lasted from the 1940’s, through to the 1960’s and were known throughout Germany and Italy. They […]
This year at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, we will be looking back at Switzerland since their first participation. Today we begin with 1956. 1956 – “Refrain” In 2056, when the Contest was held in Lugano, Switzerland, Lys Assia represented Switzerland with “Refrain”. Lys finished in […]
Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are taking a historical look back on our favourite Contests past and present, on the very day they took place. Today it’s March 11th: Saturday 11th March 2023 On this day in 2023, the 63rd edition of Melodifestivalen took place in Stockholm. Loreen […]
Today, the 2024 Summer Olympics continue and we have added a Eurovision twist to the proceedings. We will be celebrating the best of Eurovision participating countries, ranked by their gold medal success at the Summer Olympics, up to and including Tokyo 2020. The Netherlands rank 16th overall – […]
#BIRTHDAY: The Kessler Twins from Germany are 87 today As you’ll know, our favourite TV show was originally a vehicle for soloists. However, the duos soon came along. Were they a good idea? Well, among those duos were that curious thing – twins. We’ve had a few sets […]
During the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, Sam Ryder secured the United Kingdom a record sixteenth second placing. The last time the United Kingdom reached this position was in 1998, one year after their last victory. Today we start to look back at the second placings. 1959 Pearl Carr […]
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