#BIRTHDAY: Anne-Karine Strøm from Norway is 74 today That thing when you think a song title hasn’t been used before, but in actual fact it has. Take a certain Azerbaijani singing in Rotterdam a few years ago. She sang about a Dutch temptress. Maybe she didn’t know that […]
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 1973. 1973 – “Je vais me marier, Marie” In 1973, when the Contest was held in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, Patrick Juvet represented Switzerland […]
This year at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Ireland will be marking 60 years since their first participation. Today we continue with 1965. 1971 – “One Day Love” In 1971, when the Contest was held in Dublin, Ireland, Angela Farrell represented Ireland with “One Day Love”. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Robinson from Austria is 78 today Austria is one of those countries that have put in their fair share of good songs, and other songs over the years. They’ve had bands, and duos but only soloists have ever won. In the 1970s, Österreich had a love/hate relationship […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sue Schell from Switzerland is 75 today Many people have trodden the boards more than once, some with aplomb, and some doing stuff we’d rather not talk about. And I’m not possibly going to mention singers from the world’s oldest republic. But today we have a lady […]
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 3rd: Saturday 3rd April 1976 On this day in 1976, the 21st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sandra Stevens from the UK is 75 today Do you want a vocal group? One of that curious breed where four(ish) voices are better than one? Well today is your lucky day. In 1976, the United Kingdom of stuff sent the Brotherhood of Man to The Hague […]
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 […]
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