#BIRTHDAY: Vaclav Noid Bárta from Czechia is 44 today Some countries haven’t sent many performers to our favourite TV show. So when one comes along, it’s only right that we celebrate it. Even more so when it’s one of those special birthdays that end in a zero. Back […]
Today, the 2024 Summer Olympics continue and we have added a Eurovision twist to the proceedings. We will be celebrating the best of Eurovision participating countries, ranked by their gold medal success at the Summer Olympics, up to and including Tokyo 2020. Sweden rank 13th overall – 147 […]
#BIRTHDAY: John Karayiannis from Cyprus is 30 today There are still plenty of countries that have never won the big prize at our favourite TV show. Some have come close, but can’t quite find that mystery ingredient to push them over the line. Banger or ballad? Male or […]
#BIRTHDAY: Måns Zelmerlöw from Sweden is 38 today A winner you say? You want a winner? Well, every birthday boy and girl are winners, but there are over 60 acts that have won our favourite TV show’s grand prize. and we’ve got a corker for you today. If […]
#BIRTHDAY: Monika Linkytė from Lithuania is 32 today What do you think of the three Baltic states? They had their fair share of success and failure, with those two things seemingly concentrated in some areas more than others. We know that Estonia has won, and Latvia has won. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Anita Simoncini from San Marino is 25 today If you keep an eye on the wider Eurovision family, you’ll know about the Junior version. We’ve already seen some Junior stars make it to the big contest, and one day we may see someone who wins them both. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Marta Jandová from Czechia is 50 today As we know, some decent songs stay in the semi-finals when maybe they shouldn’t. Some dross rightly remain there too, but it just shows how brutal the things can be. Today’s song got stuck in the limbo of finishing below […]
#BIRTHDAY: Molly Sterling from Ireland is 26 today We like today’s birthday girl, and not just because she’s Irish. Some of us went on a boat trip with her, and chewed the fat for hours. It was a defining moment in 2015. Today’s birthday girl Molly Sterling was, […]
#BIRTHDAY: María Ólafs from Iceland is 31 today We all have our favourite songs. And there are those songs that are always popular. Those songs that will always feature in, for example, a Top 250. And then there are other songs… Occasionally you’ll hear that song that you […]
#BIRTHDAY: Nina Sublatti from Georgia is 29 today You know that thing when you’re waiting ages for a bus and then two come along at once? Or, when you were at school, you turned up at show-and-tell with this unique thing, only to find out half the class […]