#BIRTHDAY: 7 July – Omar Naber from Slovenia is 45 Many people can claim to have a unique record in our favourite TV show. It could be their country’s only winner. Or the only male vocalist to win twice as a performer. More often – probably – are […]
#BIRTHDAY: 19 June – Glennis Grace from the Netherlands is 48 Anyone can win the Eurovision Song Contest. There, I’ve said it. We cite the examples of Portugal and Finland. But there are others. Not too far back we had a win by our friends in the Netherlands. […]
It’s June and it’s Pride month. Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are going to highlight some of the LGBTQ+ artists to have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest. For June 18th, we are continuing with Donna McCaul. She represented Ireland, alongside her brother Joe, with “Love?”, taking 14th […]
#STORYOFMYLIFE – Day Three with James from EI In this series, we’ll be talking to someone and asking them to pick five songs (over five days) that mean something to them. These may not be their top five songs of all time – merely songs that attach to […]
#STORYOFMYLIFE – Day Three with Bogdan from EI In this series, we’ll be talking to someone and asking them to pick five songs (over five days) that mean something to them. These may not be their top five songs of all time – merely songs that attach to […]
#ESTONIA: And the winner is… Estonia’s broadcaster ERR has concluded Eesti Laul 2026 – the programme to select a song for the Eurovision Song Contest in May. Twelve songs competed, with three making the super final. The super final voting was very close, with the three songs achieving […]
#BIRTHDAY: 31 Jan – Helena Paparizou from Greece is 44 People win the contest. From time to time anyway. There could be some contests where no song should have won, and the EBU should have told them to go away and try harder next year. But winners we […]
The EBU, the European Broadcasting Union, have revealed the first set of names for the 70th anniversary tour, which will follow the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. This morning, the EBU announced the first seven acts that will be taking part in the 70th anniversary tour – […]
#BIRTHDAY: 21 Jan – Marian van de Wal is 56 We have some interesting matching of nations. Latvia and Burkina Faso. Ukraine and Congo-Brazzaville. And there’s today’s singer. Maybe not quite as exotic, but just as noteworthy. Today’s birthday girl Marian van de Wal is Dutch by birth, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lise Darly is 44 today Those semi-finals are a brutal affair. The potential classic songs that fall by the wayside, meaning a possible winner has to watch from the sidelines. We can all name several. For those places that can’t get out of the semi-finals, it’s understandable […]
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