No, don’t get over-excited. You didn’t miss any announcement. It’s still only 43 countries heading to Kyiv. But last week, here at EurovisionIreland.net we posted a poll to ask which country you’d like to see be the 44th contestant for Eurovision 2017. And the results are in! We […]
Earlier this week, the complete list of Eurovision 2017 participants was published, naming the 43 countries who will take to the stage in Kyiv, Ukraine next May. 43 countries taking part equals the record first set in 2008 in Belgrade, then matched again in Düsseldorf in 2011. This […]
Every year, a number of non-participating countries broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest and this year is no different. As we announced earlier in the week, Logo will be broadcasting the Grand Final LIVE for the first time ever at 15:00 EST. The show will also be streamed via […]
You never forget your first time (Or so they say) No, I’m talking about Eurovision! I think all of us who know and love the Eurovision Song Contest have a special place in our hearts for the first one we ever encountered. In this little series we’re making […]
A few days ago there were a lot of posts across Facebook about the potential of Russia being the host nation for next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. With Sergey Lazarev and ‘You Are the Only One’ still leading the list of the Bookie’s favourites, Russia are going into […]
What does it take to win Eurovision. Well firstly a great singer and a brilliant song, but there is so much more to it than that. In this mini-series I am going to look at the other aspects that go into making a great Eurovision performance, starting tonight […]
Well, it seems like yesterday’s piece about some of the myths that surround our beloved ESC got some of you talking so I thought I’d have a look at a few more… It’s only for amateur musicians I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to […]
‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ Ruth Lorenzo! Singing one of the most festive songs of all time, the 2014 Eurovision singer took on another big impersonation on Spanish TV this week. Not content to wow us with her earlier performance of her best friend Conchita Wurst […]
Conchita Wurst adds another award to her growing collection. She has just won the ‘XLI Universal Music Awards Dallas 2015’. The award is for her 2015 song ‘You Are Unstoppable’ that has become synonyms with the singer. In the public vote that Conchita won there were other big Eurovision […]
Are my eyes deceiving me? Are there two Conchita’s now? Or is it just old age catching up on my eyesight? NO is the answer as Ruth Lorenzo (Eurovision 2014) gave a stellar performance as Eurovision Winner and best friend Conchita Wurst on the Spanish version of ‘Your […]