#BIRTHDAY: Tinkara Kovač from Slovenia is 47 today As you know, we often drone on about people who keep trying. Some of them make it to the final week/fortnight many times, and still want more (cough Monetta cough). Some have a couple of attempts as a national final, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Donatan from Poland is 41 today We have a very unique situation today. It’s custom for the named act to be on stage during a Eurovision performance. As far as we know, there has been one occasion where the named act had to take a step back […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sebalter from Switzerland is 40 today Have any of you out there ever tried to take part in our favourite TV show? Are you a part-time musician who has a ‘proper’ job? Or have you been singing at bars and shopping malls for years, hoping to get […]
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 22nd, we are continuing with Axel Hirsoux. He represented Belgium, with “Mother”, taking 14th place in the semi […]
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 21st, we are continuing with Conchita Wurst. He represented Austria, with “Rise Like a Phoenix”, taking 1st place […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tanja from Estonia is 42 today While we love our contest for its singing, many of them incorporate the element of dance into their stage show too. This extra thing can make or break a song, as it either enhances what you see, or completely distracts from […]
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 2013. 2013 – “You and Me” In 2013, when the Contest was held in Malmo, Sweden, Takasa represented Switzerland with “You and Me”. […]
If one semi final wasn’t enough, the Second Semi Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 continues all the fun and spectacle leading up to Saturday’s grand final. This year, the show will be coming to us live from charming Basel, Switzerland on Thursday 15th May at 21:00PM CET […]
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 10th: Saturday 10th May 2014 On this day in 2014, the 59th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place […]
The First Semi Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is just around the corner, coming to us live from hip Basel, Switzerland on Tuesday 13th May at 21:00PM CET (make sure you check your local listings to find out where you can watch!) Soon enough we’ll know who makes […]