#BIRTHDAY: Sophia Vossou from Greece is 63 today A real treat in store for you today. A song occasionally comes along that breaks the mould. It just draws you in, and you can’t explain why. Anyway, we go back to the fun and games of 1991. It made […]
#BIRTHDAY: Baby Doll is 62 today Being on first can be that double-edged sword. You get your performance out of the way (meaning more time at the bar), you get a nice fresh audience, and who knows, people have won from the front before. Casting your mind back […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sergio Dalma from Spain is 60 today As you’ll know, the rules of our favourite TV show impose a strict three minute on sing duration. It has been more in the past, but when one 1950s singer had a song that lasted in the region of five […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kaija from Finland is 62 today OK, so we’ve gone vintage again. But 1991 was an interesting year when lots of songs got decent scores. And of course the EBU’s St Frank Naef had to employ a tie-break to pick a winner. Whether it was the right […]
#BIRTHDAY: Carola from Sweden is 58 today We know you like our birthday feature. Well this is one you won’t want to miss. Sweden is – in some eyes – the pinnacle of Eurovision-ness. So when a Swedish birthday comes along, we’re going to celebrate it. Today’s birthday […]
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: Peppino di Capri from Italy is 85 today As we’ll all know, one of the best shows in the pre-Eurovision season comes from a place called Sanremo. These days, it’s used to select RAI’s entry, and it can be argued that Italy can win any time they […]
#CHRISTMAS2023: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 22 Christmas is a-coming, so we at Eurovision Ireland want to share some notable performances by Eurovision acts of festive songs. Some are standards, and some may be new to you. Today’s song is… Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
#BIRTHDAY: Samantha Janus-Womack from the UK is 51 today If you were an all-round entertainer, and an appearance in our favourite TV show was only one of the highlights of your career, would you embrace it, or try to shut it out? Today’s birthday girl Samantha Janus (now […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kim Jackson from Ireland is 58 today We love it when you keep coming back here. We hope you pay special attention to some of the birthdays, and even might like some of the choices. We’ve gone west today. Very west. To another singer who had a […]