We at Eurovision Ireland want to hear from you. Is there a song that really means something to you? Something that made you really fall in love with Eurovision? Something that you associate with a particular event in your life? In our ‘Real Me’ articles, we get to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Darude from Finland is 45 today Can you spot a winner from a first listen? Yes? Well, could you spot a candidate for last place at first listen too? It can be tough at the top, but equally tough at the bottom. Imagine the scene. A certain […]
Two days ago, Wales withdrew from this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest, after two years of participation in place of the United Kingdom. Now the BBC have revealed they have yet to make a decision on Warsaw. An unnamed BBC spokesperson had the following to say: “The decision […]
Festival di Sanremo have announced a revision in dates for the 2021 festival, following the Coronavirus pandemic. The festival will take place March 2nd – 6th, instead of the traditional first week in February. RAI, the Italian national broadcaster, have yet to announce whether or not they will […]
France will be using an Internal Selection again to select their entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Warsaw. Since their return to the Contest in 2018, France have used an Internal Selection. Furthermore, it has been announced that France will reveal this year’s entrant in September […]
#BIRTHDAY: Monica Aspelund from Finland is 74 today Those Finns have been unlucky over the years. Yes, they’ve had one win, but very few other finishes in the top 10. How many songs that maybe should have done better, ended up a long way down? Back in 1977, […]
Will Moldova, a former participant at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, be in Warsaw? Sadly, this will not be the case – well for 2020 anyway. Moldova participated in the Contest between 2010 and 2013. TRM, the Moldovan national broadcaster, are staying away from the Contest for two […]
The ABU Radio Song Festival was originally due to take place last month, however was delayed to take place this November. Now due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Festival will be delayed again until the first half of 2021. The ABU and RRI, the Indonesian broadcaster, took the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Carl Espen from Norway is 38 today Do you ever notice that some songs are touted as winners, only to fade away once they get to the host city. It could be missed staging opportunity, or the draw conspiring against it. Back in 2014, we all gathered […]
Have you seen the Eurovision Movie yet? Of course you have! Let me rephrase that… how many times have you seen the Eurovision Movie?! Without giving away too much in the (very unlikely) event you haven’t seen it, the film centres on Lars and Sigrit, two singers from […]