Brunei are not only the first country to confirm participation at this year’s ABU TV Song Festival, but the nation are returning to the Festival for the first time since 2014. RTB, the participating broadcaster from Brunei has announced that Auf Ismail will be representing the nation. The […]
This week in the world of the Turkvision Song Contest, we have news of debuts and other additional highlights. 2020 Debuts Moldova will be making their debut at this year’s Contest. Pelageya Stefoglo will be representing them, however the song and the language it will be sung in […]
#BIRTHDAY: José Vélez from Spain is 69 today There’s often a debate over whether a national final or an internal selection is the right way to go. A national final, and you run the risk of the public picking a novelty. Our friends in Spain generally went down […]
Alongside Ireland, we have been following are Celtic neighbours, Wales and Scotland in other EBU events. In 2020, we started following them in the “Pan Celtic Song Contest”. Wales have opened their submissions for “Can i Gymru 2021” – their National Final. Submissions are open until Sunday 03rd […]
Over the course of November and on the lead up to the 2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, we will be celebrating the countries that have participated at the Contest. Today, we celebrate Israel. Israel debuted at the Contest in 2012, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and was also their […]
Over the course of November and on the lead up to the 2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, we will be celebrating the countries that have participated at the Contest. Today, we celebrate Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan debuted at the Contest in 2012, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Suada Alakbarova and Omar […]
#JESC2020: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Part I As you’ll know, November means Junior Eurovision. We at Eurovision Ireland review six of the songs that will be taking part in the broadcast on Sunday 29 November. Do we think there is a winner in this first half dozen? Do you […]
Over the course of November and on the lead up to the 2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, we will be celebrating the countries that have participated at the Contest. Today, we celebrate Moldova. Moldova debuted at the Contest in 2010, in Minsk, Belarus. Ștefan Roșcovan finished in eighth […]
#BIRTHDAY: Edyta Górniak from Poland is 48 today Do you ever think that some broadcasters enter a song in our favourite TV show but don’t actually want to win? It might be due to budgetary constraints, or just no venue big enough. Or it could be because the […]
Over the course of November and on the lead up to the 2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, we will be celebrating the countries that have participated at the Contest. Today, we celebrate Lithuania. Lithuania debuted at the Contest in 2007, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Lina Joy finished in […]