#HALL OF FAME: Our ninth and tenth inductees Here at Eurovision Ireland, we want to celebrate those most illustrious people who have made our favourite TV show the thing that it is today. In each edition, we’ll induct two performer or personalities from somewhere in Eurovision land. These […]
#BIRTHDAY: Justine Pelmelay from the Netherlands is 63 today Eurovision singers come from ethnicities far and wide. They’re not just of European, Israeli or Australian ancestry. They’ve had people from all over the world. Even more unlikely places like Indonesia. Today’s birthday girl Anneke Wilma ‘Justine’ Pelmelay sang […]
#BIRTHDAY: Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson from Iceland is 52 today That thing when you get all keyed up to represent your country, and what happens? Not one country puts you in your top 10. You could be eleventh with every one, and not score a single point. Remember, it […]
#OBITUARY: Timur Selçuk from Turkey has died aged 74 The Turkish conductor and musician Timur Selçuk has died of a heart attack. He will be best remembered in Eurovision circles for the two occasions he conducted for his country. In 1975, he did the honours on the podium […]
#OBITUARY: Ossi Runne from Finland has died Eurovision veteran conductor and stalwart Ossi Runne has died aged 93. Even though it was over 30 years ago when he last conducted the orchestra at a Eurovision Song Contest, he still ranks as one of the greats of Eurovision folklore. […]
It is with great sadness that we report that Rajko Dujmic has passed away following a traffic accident on Wednesday 29th July. Rajko was part of Novi fosili, who represented Yugoslavia in 1987, finishing 4th in Belgium. He then went on to write the Yugoslav entries in 1988 […]