#BIRTHDAY: Salvador Sobral from Portugal is 35 today Some songs are just so good they get roundly ignored by the televoters and juries of Europe (and beyond). Other times, they get what they deserve and get the highest score ever. Ever. This song might have you in tears. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Demy from Greece is 33 today Do you often wonder what goes on in planning meetings to decide upon a staging for a Eurovision song? The outfit to wear, the positions of the backing singers, whether to have dancers even. It all needs careful planning. In 2017, […]
Today, the 2024 Tour de France Femmes concludes and we have added a Eurovision twist to the proceedings. During the Tour, we will be looking at the Belgian, Dutch and French entries of the Contest, as well as the Junior Contest. Today is stage eight, with the tour […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ilinca from Romania is 26 today It would be a dull old Eurovision if all the songs sounded the same. They obviously don’t, otherwise they’d all finish up with the same number of points. But whilst they all want to stand out, some stand out because they […]
Today, the 2024 Tour de France Femmes commenced and we have added a Eurovision twist to the proceedings. During the Tour, we will be looking at the Belgian, Dutch and French entries of the Contest, as well as the Junior Contest. Today is stage two, with the tour […]
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. Bulgaria rank 23rd overall – 54 […]
#BIRTHDAY: Omar Naber from Slovenia is 43 today Many people can claim to have a unique record in our favourite TV show. It could be their country’s only winner. Or the only person to win twice as a performer. More often – probably – are people who share […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tako Gachechiladze from Georgia is 41 today Do you ever wonder what becomes of Eurovision stars after they’ve had their three minutes of fame? I’ll wager some of them go back to working in [insert coffee shop chain here]. Maybe some of them end up catching norovirus […]
#BIRTHDAY: Svala from Iceland is 47 today Have you ever noticed any families taking part in our favourite TV show? We have had twins, siblings, and even a mother/daughter act. But as it’s been going over 60 years, there’s the chance of dynasties emerging. Today’s birthday girl Svala […]
#BIRTHDAY: Koit Toome from Estonia is 45 today It’s often nice when we see people having another go at winning European singing’s biggest prize. After all, plenty of people have tried on several occasions to become that song. Back in 1998, we saw today’s birthday boy Koit Toome […]