#BIRTHDAY: 4 Apr – Maribelle from the Netherlands is 66 Pretty soon, the fans of our favourite TV show are due to be gathering in Austria for two weeks for thrills, spills and the occasional piece of quality music. Cast your mind back to 2020, when things were […]
#BIRTHDAY: Søren Bundgaard from Denmark is 70 Eurovision can be full of Venn diagrams. Who are Swedish and winners, for example. Or who are German and have finished at the other end of the table. But a more interesting Venn diagram is duos who have performed more than […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sophie Carle from Luxembourg is 61 today The hosts nation always has an interesting job on its hands. They might want to win, but the contest has cost them a whole chunk of money, so an honorable mention might be better. Our friends in Luxembourg have, like […]
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 1979. 1979 – “Trödler und Co.” In 1979, when the Contest was held in Jerusalem, Israel, Peter, Sue & Marc, Pfuri, Gorps and […]
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 May 5th: Saturday 5th May 1990 On this day in 1990, the 35th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place […]
This year at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Ireland will be marking 60 years since their first participation. Today we continue with 1984. 1984 – “Terminal 3” In 1984, when the Contest was held in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, Linda Martin represented Ireland with “Terminal 3”. Linda […]
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 30th: Saturday 30th April 1988 On this day in 1988, the 33rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place […]
#BIRTHDAY: Vlado Kalember is 71 today Time to slip in a little duet for your viewing pleasure. It comes from that mythical country Yugoslavia. And goes to show that, for a time at least, a larger entity can function perfectly well. Back in 1984, Yugoslavia (remember them?) was […]
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. Sweden rank 13th overall – 147 […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jacques Zegers from Belgium is 77 today What do you think of the stages? Are they too over the top? Do they compliment a song perfectly? And do performers need to make the most of them? Back in 1984, we had a typical stage for the age. […]
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