Today, the 2024 UEFA European Championships continue and we have added a Eurovision twist to the proceedings. Today is match day eighteen, with the forty fifth and forty sixth match of the Championships – Spain vs. Germany is the forty fifth match. But who will win? For the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Gerard Joling from the Netherlands is 64 today Many Eurovisionistas are heading to Malmö. We are too, or we could be still in Malmesbury. It’s easy to confuse the two. But you’re not reading this article to see travel arrangements. You want a birthday. Don’t you? Well, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Luca Barbarossa from Italy is 63 today There are some countries that seem to get Eurovision. The last three countries to win it mainly. We’re clearly in one in May, but there’s that boot-shaped country too, and you can never write them off. Our friends in Italy […]
#BIRTHDAY: Céline Dion is 56 today For many performers, their three/six/nine/twelve minutes on the Eurovision stage is the highlight of their entertainment career. As nowhere else will they be seen by several hundred million people. But for others, Eurovision is a mere footnote. Today’s birthday girl Céline Marie […]
#BIRTHDAY: Karoline Krüger from Norway is 54 today If you’re really into your contest, you’ll be watching all of the national finals, semi-finals and miscellaneous heats from around Europe as broadcasters pick their songs for Rotterdam. Some don’t bother asking the public, but some like a whole series […]
#BIRTHDAY: Yardena Arazi from Israel is 72 today It’s time for another contender for Mr/Mrs/Ms/Mx Eurovision. Each country will have them, and when you’ve got someone who’s hosted a contest, and performed in a contest, they must be in with a chance of their national title. In 1976, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Maxi Garden from Germany is 49 today Duos come in strange pairings sometimes. We’ve had the lovers, the siblings, the twins, and the people put together as a result of a TV talent show. But then there is another type of duo. This is the parent and […]
#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 […]
Today, the 2022 Commonwealth Games continues to take place, in Birmingham, the United Kingdom. Each day throughout the Games, will be looking at the Commonwealth nations that have sent artists to the Eurovision Song Contest. Today we are looking at Canada. Céline Dion (born as a Canadian) was […]
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 continue to look back at the second placings. 1975 The Shadows […]