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 25th, we are continuing with Duncan James & Lee Ryan. They represented the United Kingdom as part of […]
#BIRTHDAY: Eldar Gasimov from Azerbaijan is 36 today It’s duo time! And with two singers you get double the chance of seeing what could be your favourite song played. And, for some, this will be their favorite song of all time. Cast your mind back to 2011. A […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nadine Beiler from Austria is 35 today Some countries have had a patchy relationship with our favourite TV show. Take Italy for example. They took over a decade out, and eventually won when they chose to. Then there are our friends in Austria. It’s been a bit […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lena from Germany is 34 today The 2025 Eurovision season is over. But birthdays go on. For some birthdays at this time of year, we might still have been in a Eurovision season. Is it coincidence that two winners celebrate their birthdays today? We’ll leave the more […]
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 2007. 2007 – “Vampires Are Alive” In 2007, when the Contest was held in Helsinki, Finland, DJ BoBo represented Switzerland with “Vampires Are […]
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 14th: Saturday 14th May 2022 On this day in 2022, the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place […]
This year at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Ireland will be marking 60 years since their first participation. Today we continue with 2009. 2009 – “Et Cetera” In 2009, when the Contest was held in Moscow, Russia, Sinéad Mulvey & Black Daisy represented Ireland with “Et […]
#BIRTHDAY: Christos Mylordos from Cyprus is 34 today Do you like the semi-finals? Do you like the way that some countries try their hardest to find that perfect song, only to fall short because your song is better suited to a weekend audience on a main channel. Many […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mika Newton from Ukraine is 39 today We often pick up on the gimmicks used to give your song that extra push. Those things that make your average viewer sit up enough to pick up their telephone and wote for you. Occasionally, there are times when you […]
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 Croatia rank within […]