#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 […]
#BIRTHDAY: Maria Elena Kyriakou from Greece is 40 today Continuing our Mediterranean theme – well, it started yesterday – we move east to the popular country taking part in our favourite TV show since the 1970s. As we’ve discussed, Greece’s success has mainly been 21st Century, when someone […]
#CHRISTMAS2023: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 22 Christmas is a-coming, so we at Eurovision Ireland want to share some notable performances by Eurovision acts of festive songs. Some are standards, and some may be new to you. Today’s song is… Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
#BIRTHDAY: Knez from Montenegro is 56 today The Balkan nations have been a bit depleted at our favourite TV show recently. One has been absent for a few years, and some others took a turn on the substitute’s bench this year too. As you know, Montenegro are relative […]
#BIRTHDAY: Guy Sebastian from Australia is 42 today It’s always exciting when a country débuts in our favourite TV show. Over 40 countries have participated, and there’s always rumour of more débuts to come. The newest country is that famous European country – Australia. Avid viewers for 30 […]
#BIRTHDAY: Eduard Romanyuta from Moldova is 31 today False-flagger alert! Well, of sorts. It’s one of those days when the worlds of false flaggers and persistent triers collide. With criminal results, you might say. Today’s birthday boy Едуард Едуардович Романюта/Eduard Romanyuta tried three times before he finally got […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lisa Angell from France is 55 today You may think that when Portugal won, they had been mightily unlucky to only win at its 376th attempt. Well I guess they have, but now the most appearances without a win honour lies with Malta and Iceland – depending on […]
#BIRTHDAY: Leonor Andrade from Portugal is 29 today We often mention those unlucky songs that were a year too early. The song the year later won, or did really well. So the year-too-early ones may just have paved the way. If you cast your mind back to Portugal’s […]
#BIRTHDAY: Michele Perniola from San Marino is 25 today When we celebrate birthdays, usually the performers have seen a few summers. People in their 60s, 70s, even 80s are all worth celebrating. So it’s very different when someone who took part eight years ago is still only in […]