#OBITUARY: Inge Brück from Germany Singer and actress Inge Brück has died aged 88. For Eurovision fans, she was most famous for taking part in the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest in 1967. Active in the entertainment industry from the 1950s, Inge first performed in 1956 at the German […]
#BIRTHDAY: Thérèse Steinmetz from the Netherlands is 92 today If you were a performer at a Eurovision Song Contest, when would you like to perform? First, to get it out of the way (and get to the free bar), or later on, once the crowd were warned up […]
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 1967. 1967 – “Quel coeur vas-tu briser?” In 1967, when the Contest was held in Vienna, Austria, Géraldine represented Switzerland with “Quel coeur […]
This year at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Ireland will be marking 60 years since their first participation. Today we start from the beginning, in 1965. 1965 – “I’m Walking the Streets in the Rain” In 1965, when the Contest was held in Naples, Italy, Butch […]
#BIRTHDAY: Géraldine Gogly is 79 today We love vintage here. There is more to Eurovision than someone clucking in ultra high definition. There were days when we had nothing more than respectable black & white, and an altogether more demure look. Today we go back to 1967, when […]
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 April 8th: Saturday 8th April 1967 On this day in 1967, the 12th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place […]
Today, the 2024 Summer Olympics commenced (although the Opening Ceremony takes place on Friday) 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 […]
#BIRTHDAY: Raphael from Spain is 81 today It must be galling when your country wins, and you went and performed for them the year before that win. Obviously, there have been occasions where a country has won (at least) two years running. It must have been even worse […]
#BIRTHDAY: Noëlle Cordier from France is 80 today Your eyes won’t be deceiving you today. Yes, it’s fun and games in black & white. But don’t let that put you off. Some of the songs from those monochrome days are easily as good as some we get nowadays. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sandie Shaw from the UK is 77 today It’s often good to be the first to do something. No one can take that “I was first…” accolade away from you, even though others may do the same thing bigger and better. Today we have a first, on […]
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