BIRTHDAY: Françoise Hardy from Monaco is 75 today We’ve had a few birthdays from the era of colour, so it’s only fair we remember our heritage. Those days when everyone in western Europe had to watch, because there were no other channels to tune into. Some stars from […]
Today the Romanian broadcaster TVR released the list of songs that will compete in the first semi final of Selecția Națională, due to take place in Iași on January 27th. The songs competing in the first semi final are listed below alphabetically: Army of love – Bella Santiago […]
BIRTHDAY: Maja Keuc from Slovenia is 27 today Many performers in the recent contests have burst onto the scene through one of the many talent discovery shows that are doing the rounds. I won’t name them all, but I think you know the ones I mean. Are they […]
BIRTHDAY: Rosa from Spain is 38 today It’s always interesting how countries select their songs for our favourite TV show. Public selections take different forms, some better than others. Take Spain for example. They’ve tried various ways, from selecting internally, to single shows, to talent shows over many, […]
Recently, we here at Eurovision Ireland wrote about ESC Radio’s annual Top 250, in which we noted that only 63 of these song came from the first 40 years of Eurovision. Many of you took to social media to say you thought this a great shame – and […]
His name is synonymous with Eurovision in Romania – but Mihai Trăistariu has said he’s dropping out of the National Selection, meaning his song “Baya” is no longer in the running to head to Tel Aviv. In a statement on Facebook entitled “From #ESC to #Exit”, he said: […]
FRA: First finalists for Destination Eurovision The first semi-final of Destination Eurovision has just finished, and we have four songs through to the final on 26 February. After a combination of televote and international jury, the lucky four are: Bilal Hassani – Roi Chimène Badi – Lá-haut Silvàn […]
BIRTHDAY: Zlata Ognevich is 33 today I may have said this before, but some songs in our favourite TV show always benefit from a prop. It doesn’t have to be a big prop, even a blindfold can suffice at times. Sometimes, it does need to make an impression. […]
BIRTHDAY: Muriel Day from Ireland is 77 today* Some of you may only have ever seen contests in glorious colour. And the quality seems to get higher every year. A pity the songs don’t always follow suit. Although we take colour for granted now, it wasn’t always the […]
#FRA: Destination Eurovision Semi-final One On Saturday, France Télévisions launches its hunt for a representative for Tel Aviv. As we’ve reported, 18 acts will perform over two semi-finals. That’s nine in each semi-final. The top four from each semi-final will make it through to the final on Saturday […]
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