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 24th, we are continuing with Tooji. He represented Norway, with “Stay”, taking 26th place with 7 points. Tooji […]
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 26th: Saturday 26th May 2012 On this day in 2002, the 57th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tooji from Norway is 38 today It’s an achievement these days to make the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest. For those 20 acts, they’ve had to arrive in a host city extra early, rehearse and rehearse, and then aim to beat other worthy songs. So […]
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 […]
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: Engelbert Humperdinck from the UK is 89 today Eurovision is a young person’s game. Or is it? People of all ages from 11 to, well, unknown, despite a certain presenter in 1987 telling us about the rising stars taking part. Our friends in the UK are amongst […]
#BIRTHDAY: Filipa Sousa from Portugal is 40 today Portugal. What music do you think of when someone says that word to you? Songs about former colonies perhaps? Or young ladies in boots in Bergen? Or, more likely, the fado. The fado can be a beautiful style, and the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Valentina Monetta from San Marino is 50 today What do you think of those performers that keep coming back? Do you think they should call it a day if they don’t do well? Do you admire persistence? Do you secretly one a trier to win at some […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nina Zilli from Italy is 45 today Since Italy came back to the party in 2011, they’ve had – arguably – the most consistent record of the Big Five. Some said Italy could win whenever they want, and unsurprisingly they did in 2021. So could Italy win […]
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 Sweden rank within […]
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