#BIRTHDAY: Kirsten Siggaard from Denmark is 68 today I know, I know. We’ve had too much obscurity of late. Songs you may have seen once and forgotten about have their place. Today is different. First, today’s song comes from the scientifically-proven best Eurovision of all time. And it’s […]
1982 & 1985 Swedish Eurovision Song Contest Finalist, Kikki Danielsson, has released a brand new single – “Låt aldrig skuggorna slå rot”. The official video is to follow, but you can listen to “Låt aldrig skuggorna slå rot” below: Let us know what you think about Sweden at […]
On August 12th, the SHORT LIST for the 2023 Host City was revealed. While we don’t know where the Eurovision Song Contest will be held next year until the Autumn, we thought we’d look back at the cities that have already hosted the Contest. Dublin Dublin hosted the 1971, 1981, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Margo from Luxembourg is 61 today I know you love a song that crosses the boundaries of our different tastes, and is something that can do no wrong. Today must fit that bill if any song can. It has almost everything. Three songwriters, of which two are […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kikki Danielsson from Sweden is 70 today It’s home entrant time again. When you look through the years, several nations have had more home entrants than others – obviously. These may have been because their country won the previous year, or maybe because their country picked up […]
#ESC2022: Interview with Sweden’s Cornelia Jakobs Eurovision Ireland managed to catch up with Sweden’s Cornelia Jakobs in Turin, during her preparations for the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. She told us about family advice, Eurovision friendships and of course her favourite cake. Do you like Cornelia’s song? Could she […]
#BIRTHDAY: Izhar Cohen from Israel is 71 today Everyone loves a winner. In fact, if you leave it at one appearance and one win, you’ll always be a winner. But why stop at one win? You could win twice. It’s been done. But it’s also very high-risk. Many […]
#BIRTHDAY: Søren Bundgaard from Denmark is 66 today We often discuss the idea of a gimmick on here. Sometimes they work, like a job lot of waving cats. Sometimes not, in the case of a giant apricot stone. Of course, the gimmick doesn’t have to be inanimate. Today’s […]
#BIRTHDAY: Hanne Krogh from Norway is 66 today Eurovision has had a lot of innovations over the years. Of course the most recent ones include the new voting structure and HD, but the changes go back for years. Can you imagine, for example, Eurovision songs without preview videos? […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sonja Lumme from Finland is 60 today I like writing this column, as it sometimes allows me to pick my favourite songs from time to time. Today’s one of those days. But please be assured there were contests before 2001. But which is this legendary song? It […]
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