#BIRTHDAY: Ivo Linna from Estonia is 76 today Hooray! A legend’s birthday! Well, we think he is anyway. It’s from the time when a certain Baltic nation started to show us what it could do via the gift of song. It’s a very important thing in that nation. […]
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 18th: Saturday 18th May 2019 On this day in 2019, the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nanne Grönvall from Sweden is 63 today We know that you, dear reader, love Sweden. It’s had numerous wins, and a whole bunch of good results. And because those Swedes like their Eurovision, familiar names keep cropping up. One of those frequent names is today’s birthday girl […]
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 1991. 1991 – “Canzone per te” In 1991, when the Contest was held in Rome, Italy, Sandra Simó represented Switzerland with “Canzone per […]
This year at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Ireland will be marking 60 years since their first participation. Today we continue with 1996. 1996 – “The Voice” In 1996, when the Contest was held in Oslo, Norway, Eimear Quinn represented Ireland with “The Voice”. Eimear finished […]
#BIRTHDAY: Martin Loft from Denmark is 50 today Eurovision, for all its brightness and glamour, has the odd dark corner tucked away that people rarely venture into. There are other dark corners that some will keenly venture into, but that’s another story. One such less-visited dark corner is […]
For the second year, the official ESC Top 250 was broadcast on EFR12, the French radio station. For the first time since 2021, Loreen returned to the top spot with “Euphoria”. While the full results of all 1700+ Eurovision entries can be found HERE, how did the United Kingdom […]
For the second year, the official ESC Top 250 was broadcast on EFR12, the French radio station. For the first time since 2021, Loreen returned to the top spot with “Euphoria”. While the full results of all 1700+ Eurovision entries can be found HERE, how did Ireland rank […]
#BIRTHDAY: Maxine from the Netherlands is 54 today Our friends in the Netherlands have had five wins. Yes, five. And they’ve had lots of non-wins too. It lots of guises. Soloists, groups singing in imaginary languages. And, of course, the odd duo. Today’s birthday girl Maxine (née Gonny […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jasmine from Finland is 48 today Eurovision always loves a good sing-a-long song. Those mumbly arty Swedish types have their place, but nothing can beat a jovial singer with a big hearty smile. And a guitar. OK, the guitar is an optional extra, but when you get […]
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