#BIRTHDAY: Ramón from Spain is 38 today We will soon have a new winner of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. Who will it be? One of the lucky qualifiers from a semi-final? Or the defending country? Or one of the Big Five? Many from certain parts of Europe […]
#BIRTHDAY: James Fox from the UK is 47 today If you’re a singer, it sometimes helps if you have a second string to your bow. Some who have taken part in Eurovision have dabbled in politics, but staying in entertainment is probably a better option. In 2004, today’s […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lena Philipsson from Sweden is 57 today Now we know a certain country with a blue and yellow flag has excelled in our favourite TV show. You may even think they could win this coming year. And no, I’m not talking about Palau. The truth is that […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lisa Andreas from Cyprus is 35 today Here’s a pleasant little song to ease you into what may be an extra long weekend of eating, drinking, laughter, stress and disappointment. I joke about some of those things of course. It’s a fun time of year, unless you don’t […]
#BIRTHDAY: David D’Or from Israel is 57 today There’s a song that contains the lyric “On a cloudy day”. It almost invites three dots after it, where you can fill in your own conclusion. On a cloudy day… you can see Carola’s wind machine. For example. Actually, today’s […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jonatan Cerrada is 37 today Eurovision can throw up interesting collaborations. To start with, we have the performers born in one country representing another. These are often culturally similar – I’m looking at you Luxembourg. But it can go further. There are writers that peddle their songs […]
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. Harrogate Harrogate hosted the 1982 Eurovision […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jari Sillanpää from Finland is 57 today It’s opening song time again. And not just any old opening song. Oh no. This was has a special place in Eurovision history. It was the first song in the first semi-final in the host country. Yes, there have been […]
#BIRTHDAY: Deen from Bosnia & Herzegovina is 40 today As we know, Eurovision throws up performances as well as songs. Do they detract, or does a song need some form of gimmick to do well? St Salvador of Sobral didn’t think so, but they do sometimes help. If […]
On the lead up to the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, which is been held in Turin, we are looking back at the countries participating in the Contest and their histories – past and present. Today we continue with Albania’s story. Albania debuted at the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, […]
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