#BIRTHDAY: 31 July – Ira Losco from Malta is 45 That thing where you enjoy something so much, you want to do it again. We’ve all been there. But how many times has the second time not quite matched up to the first? This has happened often to […]
#BIRTHDAY: 1 July – Jüri Pootsmann from Estonia is 32 We all have our favourite countries. It could be because we have family there, or because they enter songs we like into our favourite TV show. Or they could. Or they could generally get good results from the […]
#BIRTHDAY: 22 June – Nika Kocharov from Georgia is 46 There are certain genres that often raise an eyebrow when they find their way into Eurovision. Schlager does well, and electronic dance music. And of course a quality banger. But then there are others… Today’s birthday boy ნიკოლოზ […]
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 7th, we are continuing with Rykka. They represented Switzerland with “The Last of Our Kind”, taking 18th place […]
#BIRTHDAY: 29 Mar – Barei from Spain is 44 They say there’s nothing new in the world of Eurovision. The culturally similar countries may prefer their own songs. Certain personalities will always turn up. And there will always debate on whether the right song won. In 2016, our […]
#BIRTHDAY: 27 Mar – Lidia Isac from Moldova is 33 Which country would like to see win the contest for the first time? And would you go there if they did? Several countries are gunning for it. Let’s take Moldova for example. Not always a ‘fashionable’ country, but […]
#BIRTHDAY: 16 Mar – Sandhja from Finland is 35 The Eurovision fortnight can be a long two weeks if they don’t quite go your way. You turn up in the host city a long time before the big Grand Final, and you have to hang in there till […]
#BIRTHDAY: 13 Mar – Rykka is 40 today Do you like it when we see people from outside Europe (or, since 2015, Australia), taking part in our favourite TV show? Do you want to see the best singers, wherever they’re from? Or should they just be European? Of […]
#STORYOFMYLIFE – Day Three with Richard from EI In this series, we’ll be talking to someone and asking them to pick five songs (over five days) that mean something to them. These may not be their top five songs of all time – merely songs that attach to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Samra from Azerbaijan is 31 today We’ve got a birthday today for one of our friends from Azerbaijan. As you’ll know, they won once and would love to win again. They tend to use non-Azerbaijani songwriters, but that hasn’t held them back. That might be why they […]