#BIRTHDAY: 12 June – Oscar Loya is 47 The Big Four/Five – do they warrant a position in the Grand Final? Or should they have to qualify like everyone else? It’s a question that goes back over 14 years. For now, at least, they are already in the […]
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 11th, we are continuing with Gordon Heuckeroth. He represented the Netherlands, as part of The Toppers, with “Shine”, […]
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 10th, we are continuing with Oscar Loya. He represented Germany with “Miss Kiss Kiss Bang”, taking 20th place, […]
#BIRTHDAY: 13 May – Alexander Rybak from Norway is 40 Some songs have just scraped a win, and some have won at a canter. Did you prefer the close contest, or should there by a time when a runaway runaway winner is a good thing? Occasionally a song […]
#BIRTHDAY: 12 May – Lidia Kopania from Poland is 48 You know those countries that always turn up. They don’t always light up the scoreboard, but they come along every year, sometimes with high hopes and sometimes not. And many of these countries have never won – yet. […]
#BIRTHDAY: 25 Apr – Aysel from Azerbaijan is 37 Do you have an all-time favourite duo? Is it one of those pairing that achieve notoriety, like a certain Belgian twosome from 1973? Or someone a lot more recent like two Albanians in 2025? Either way, we love duets […]
#BIRTHDAY: 22 Jan – Sinéad Mulvey from Ireland is 38 Do you feel for this countries that have had success in the past but are finding it difficult to come by these days? We know anyone can win, but some countries seem to be more in the zone […]
#CHRISTMAS2025: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 18 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: Nelly Ciobanu from Moldova is 51 today Europe is full of countries, some of which are better known than others. Those lesser-known countries see our favourite TV show as a way to publicise themselves on a big stage. And sometimes, the way to do this is to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Yohanna from Iceland is 35 today I know, we keep picking songs from the 20th Century that no-one remembers, and aren’t impressive. Well I’m hopefully redressing that balance today with a song from the 21st Century. That’s right. It’s recent. If you can call 2009 recent. And […]