#BIRTHDAY: 12 Oct – Brian Kennedy from Ireland is 60 Do you like a ballad or a banger? Or something in between? Or do you like all forms of song – yes, even Schlager? Our friends in Ireland are past masters at the ballad. They’ve won no end […]
#BIRTHDAY: 9 Oct – Sidsel Ben Semmane from Denmark is 38 Today we have a real treat for you. We know there’s a real fan of today’s song amongst our occasional writers. We don’t want to get you too excited, but you probably will be. Our friends in […]
#BIRTHDAY: 8 Sept – Carola from Sweden is 60 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. […]
#BIRTHDAY: 12 July – Luiz Ejlli from Albania is 41 It’s a thing these days that many songs are in English, or at least partly in English. Some fans are old enough to remember when there was no free language rule. So it’s nice when a country uses […]
#BIRTHDAY: 8 July – André from Armenia is 47 It’s début time again, and one that saw an expansion into the Caucasus – that area some claim is Europe and some claim is Asia. We’re not going to discuss that geographical question here. Today’s birthday boy Անդրեյ Սերգեյի […]
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 17th, we are continuing with Andreas Lundstedt. He represented the Switzerland, as part of Six4one, with “If We […]
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 16th, we are continuing with Brian Kennedy. He represented Ireland with “Every Song Is a Cry for Love”, […]
#STORYOFMYLIFE – Day Two 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 Five with Sarah 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 […]
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 – […]