#BIRTHDAY: Alex Florea from Romania is 32 today Don’t you just love duets. Two singers for the price of one. A variety of voices. Maybe even something for everyone. And the antics of one can offset the skill of the other. Today we have a duet, part of […]
#BIRTHDAY: Imri Ziv from Israel is 32 today You want bang up to date? Well, something from the heady decade that was the 2010s? When the fun and games were in beautiful Kyiv to be exact. And we have plenty of choice. It sometimes happens that a song […]
#BIRTHDAY: Francesco Gabbani from Italy is 41 today Sometimes we get that hot hot favourite in a contest. You know the sort of thing: all they need to do is turn up and they have it in the bag. The other countries might as well not bother sending […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jana Burčeska from North Macedonia is 30 today We all love success, and some countries are used to it. Then there are those that are either unsuccessful, or just plain unlucky. Unlucky because, perhaps, they’re just unfashionable. But even unfashionable countries can still do well. Just look […]
#BIRTHDAY: Blanche from Belgium is 24 today Plucky little Belgium. Three words that always whet the appetite. Well, they have been participating since 1795, only missing three years. So there are a lot of singers to choose from. As you’ll know, the Belgians have a strict policy of […]
The final of Britain’s Got Talent took place tonight and was broadcast live on ITV1. Lucie Jones, the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest representative for the United Kingdom, performed the Interval alongside Susan Boyle and the cast of Les Miserable. The performance of ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ can be […]
#BIRTHDAY: Robin Bengtsson from Sweden is 33 today Yes, it’s Swedish birthday time again today. They have a decent record it has to be said. And some of you might just have this country as your favourite every year. Our friends in Sweden want their seventh win. As […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jacques Houdek from Croatia is 42 today There are so many different ways to tackle your three (or maybe six) minutes of fame on that Eurovision stage. Being part of a noteworthy duo is one tack. Or you could perform a duet by yourself. Yes, you read […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lucie Jones from the UK is 32 today What do you think of the Big Five? Should they get an automatic place in the final, or should they have to go through the semi-finals like the rest of us? It’s true that the Big Five do have […]
#BIRTHDAY: Evridiki from Cyprus is 55 today You have to admire those that keep coming back time after time. The first couple of times, you sing a song written by your fiancé/husband. The third time, you don’t. It’s a story as old as time. Today’s birthday girl Ευρυδίκη […]