The Norwegian broadcaster NRK, have confirmed to Eurofestivals that they will not be participating at the 2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Warsaw. Rules for Melodi Grand Prix Jr and the Junior Eurovision Song Contest do differ at present. However, NRK are following the Junior Eurovision Song Contest […]
#BIRTHDAY: Koldun from Belarus is 35 today It can be tough breaking into the elite of Eurovision these days. Some countries try their hardest and often linger in the semi-finals. So imagine how it feels to make that breakthrough into a Grand Final. For what could be an […]
Ukraine have confirmed that they will be in Warsaw for the 2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – their 15th participation. UA:PBC have yet to announce how their participant will be chosen. An online selection was used for 2018 and 2019, with a jury, rather than the public deciding […]
Welcome to Eurovision Ireland’s first ever A-Z of the Eurovision Song Contest. Over the next few weeks, we will be bringing you some alphabetical memories from everyone’s favourite Song Contest. Today, we are at the letter C. Cannes Cannes, famous for the International Film Festival, hosted the Eurovision […]
STAGGY: Review of 2020 Part V Staggy can be very opinionated when he wants to be – he had plenty to say about what happened (or didn’t happen) in Rotterdam this year. Neveretheless, he’s cast his eye over some of the 2020 crop of songs, and here are […]
#BIRTHDAY: Takis Biniaris from Greece is 65 today Being last to perform at our favourite TV show must be at least as tricky as performing first. If you’re on first, you’ve got an audience to warm up. If you’re on last, you’ve had to watch everyone else perform. […]
Let’s face it, for all the complaining that the Big 5 have it easy at the Eurovision Song Contest, it’s actually not so glamourous. Sure they get an automatic spot in the final, but for many years this didn’t translate into placing on the scoreboard! In this new […]
#BIRTHDAY: Katy Garbi from Greece is 59 today Do you remember when our friends in Greece were struggling to get any success in our favourite TV show? Those times have changed, and Greece can mix it with the best of them now. In the 1990s, there was a […]
OGAE Australia have held a vote to discover the best Non-Qualifier from the Eurovision Song Contest, since the Semi Finals were introduced in 2004. The Top 100 was announced in a countdown via the official OGAE Australia Twitter feed. The Top 10 features ten different countries – including […]
#BIRTHDAY: Franka from Croatia is 28 today Our friends in Croatia have had their ups and downs over the years. Sadly, it’s been mainly downs lately. But they should take comfort that anyone can win our favourite TV show. Just look at Portugal. But even though they’re not […]