BIRTHDAY: Bo Halldórsson from Iceland is 69 today Eurovision occasionally attracts dynasties. That is, members of the same family all clamouring to take part in our favourite TV show. We’ve had siblings, twins and the mother-and-daughter combo in the past. Today’s birthday Björgvin Helgi ‘Bo’ Halldórsson is an […]
Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, both Rondo Media and S4C have yet to make a decision on the Welsh participation at the 2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The audition rounds of “Chwilio am Seren” usually take place in the latter parts of April. Due to the current […]
The Scandinavian block of Denmark (DR), Norway (NRK) and Sweden (SVT) all withdrew from the Junior Eurovision Song Contest after 2005 – although Sweden continued with TV4, before an SVT return until 2014. DR, the Danish broadcaster has announced that it won’t be returning to the Contest in […]
Within the last hour, the European Broadcasting Union have confirmed that 46 broadcasters from 45 different countries will be showing “Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light”. It hasn’t been confirmed if all the broadcasters will be showing the special programme live or on delay. All 41 participating broadcasters that […]
BIRTHDAY: Luca Barbarossa from Italy is 59 today From Italy Minor to Italy major in 24 hours. Talk about convenience, even though if it’s your birthday in these countries, it’s likely you’ll be having a small celebration. Stay safe, people. Our friends in Italy have at times had […]
BIRTHDAY: Anita Simoncini from San Marino is 21 today If you keep an eye on the wider Eurovision family, you’ll know about the Junior version. We’ve already seen some Junior stars make it to the big contest, and one day we may see someone who wins them both. […]
BIRTHDAY: Niels Olsen from Denmark is 66 today From high to low to high. Well, from high to ‘High’ to high our Eurovision birthdays take us. Yes, we have another winner today. Some winning songs pass us by, but others make an impression for years and years. Back […]
VICTORIA, the Bulgarian participant at the cancelled 2020 Eurovision Song Contest, has won the OUTtv vote. Not only did VICTORIA win the overall vote for Bulgaria, but she won both the online and public votes too! VICTORIA had the following to say on her victory: “I am really […]
Four of the most recent Austrian participants have come together to cover “We Are The World”. PÆNDA (2019), Cesár Sampson (2018), Vincent Bueno (2020) & Nathan Trent (2017) have recorded their vocals from home. Joined by the Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna, the artists have recorded the track with […]
BIRTHDAY: Knut Anders Sørum from Norway is 44 today Yesterday we had a winner. But as we know our favourite TV show is a competition, and for every winner, someone has to prop up the other end of the table. The song that comes last can sometimes be […]